1211-1216 War continued.--Rich and fertile country.--Grand invasion.--Simultaneous attack by four armies.--Enthusiasm of the troops.--Captives.--Immense plunder.--Dreadful ravages....
1203 Karakorom.--Insignificance of cities and towns.--Account of Karakorom.--The buildings.--The grand encampments.--Construction of the tents.--Dwellings of the women.--Mountains...
1175 Temujin's accession.--Discontent.--Taychot and Chamuka.--Arrangements for the battle.--Temujin's ardor.--Porgie.--Exaggerated statements.--The battle.--Bravery of Temujin and...
Monguls.--Origin of the name.--A Mongul family.--Their occupations.--Animals of the Monguls.--Their towns and villages.--Mode of building their tents.--Bad fuel.--Comfortless homes...
1217 Mohammedan countries on the west.--Sultan Mohammed.--Karazm.--Proposed embassy.--Makinut and his suite.--Speech of the embassador.--Father and son.--The sultan not pleased.--P...
1203 Plans for the formation of a government.--His court at Karakorom.--Embassadors.--Temujin forms a constitution.--Election of khans.--Division of the country.--Organization of t...
1218-1219 Description of the town Bokhara.--Zarnuk.--An immediate surrender.--Nur.--Fate of Nur.--The siege of Bokhara commenced.--The sultan's anxiety.--Intercepted letters.--The...
1202 A council called.--Mankerule.--Debates.--Temujin made general-in-chief.--He distributes rewards.--Reward of the two slaves.--His reasons.--Organization of the army.--Mode of a...
1220 Pursuit of the sultan.--The two ladies.--Character of the queen-mother.--Khatun.--Her retirement.--Samarcand.--Fortifications of the place.--Water-works.--Gates and towers.--C...
1217-1218 Marshaling of the army.--Arms and armor.--Provision for contingencies.--The army commences its march.--Jughi's division.--Preparations of the sultan.--His army.--His plan...
1219-1220 Continuation of the war.--Saganak.--Hassan.--The murdered embassador.--Jughi's revenge.--Jughi's general policy.--Account of a stratagem.--The town taken.--A beautiful ci...
1202-1203 The victory complete.--Exaggeration.--The plunder.--Great accession.--The khans submit.--Sankum and Yemuka.--Hakembu and his daughter.--Hakembu's fears.--Temujin's gratit...
1163-1175 Yezonkai Behadr.--Orthography of Mongul names.--Great diversities.--Yezonkai's power.--A successful warrior.--Katay.--The Khan of Temujin.--Mongol custom.--Birth of Gengh...
1211 China.--The Chinese wall.--The frontier.--Outside the wall.--Origin of the quarrel with the Chinese.--Yong-tsi.--Genghis Khan's contempt for him.--Armies raised.--Hujaku.--Man...
1221-1224 The great hunting party.--Object of the hunt.--The general plan.--The time arrives.--Orders.--Progress of the operations.--Terror of the animals.--The inner circle.--Cond...
1175 Karakatay.--Vang Khan's dominions.--The cruel fate of Mergus.--His wife's stratagem.--Nawr.--He falls into the snare.--Armed men in ambuscade.--Death of Nawr.--Credibility of...
1182-1202 Erkekara.--State of the country.--Wandering habits.--Yemuka.--Sankum.--Yemuka's intrigues with Sankum.--Deceit.--Temujin's situation.--His military expeditions.--Popular...
1208 Idikut.--The old system of farming revenues.--Evils of farming the revenue.--Modern system.--Disinterested collectors.--Independent and impartial courts.--Waste of the public...
1203-1208 Kushluk's escape.--Tukta Bey.--Kashin.--Temujin pursues Tukta Bey and Kushluk.--Retreat to Boyrak's country.----The various tribes submit.--Fall and destruction of Kashin...
1182 Temujin's popularity.--Rivals and enemies appear.--Plots.--Yemuka--Wisulujine.--Yemuka's disappointment.--His rage.--Conspiracy formed.--Progress of the league.--Oath of the c...
1220-1221 Continued conquests.--Efforts of Jalaloddin.--Jalaloddin becomes discouraged.--The governor's advice.--Renewed exertions.--Stratagem.--Fictitious soldiers.--Quarrel about...
1202 The ambuscade.--The wood and the brook.--The guard left behind.--Arrival of Vang Khan's army.--False hopes.--Assault upon the vacant camp.--Advance of the assailants.--The amb...
Four different modes of life enumerated.--Northern and southern climes.--Animal food in arctic regions.--Tropical regions.--Appetite changes with climate.--First steps toward civil...