Thursday, July 6, 2023

Chinggis Khan - Mongol Empire History - forthcoming book from Cambridge Univ. Press

 Salvete Omnes,

Chinggis Khan as the first emperor of Yuan Dynasty 






a shot entry - of course it is the dog day for sure - :) 



a new book on the Mongols and their meteoric rise to power and empire is coming this year - be it August or perhaps later . The publisher is the Cambridge University Press - The Mongol Empire, Two Volume Set. - Hiram & Kim editors et al

Chinggis Khan on horseback according to a Yuan Dynasty artist




Yuan Dynasty in China
Kublai Khan on a hunting expedition, by Chinese court artist Liu Guandao, c. 1280
Temur Khan hunting geese - detail 



the empire was won on and from horseback - and many of these mounts might have succumbed to the hardships of  campaigning 


while other mounts thrived on 

horse archery, martial and hunting skills were the most desired attributes for a Mongol horseman
 
detail from a Yuan Dynasty painting 

a detail from Yuan Dynasty scroll - lots of jingles on this horse harness 


Looking forward to see this publication 

pure beauty of this painting from 1271-1368 period



valete

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