Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis, inherited history's largest land empire, and doubled it. Kublai, fulfilling his grandfather's dream of ensuring Mongol supremacy in all Central Asia and much of Europe, only became Khan by a quirk of fate. Drawing on his own travels and deep love for Mongolia, the author manages to combine ancient history with that of the present day and to rescue the real Kublai Khan from the myth created in Coleridge's poem.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 43 December 2007 ) |
