Genghis Khan built a great empire despite the adversity and challenges he faced throughout his life. Weatherford successfully depicts the life of Genghis Khan, stating that the major outcome of his empire was the “unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and improved civilization” (xxiii). He argues that Genghis Khan’s various conquests and battles resulted in unification of nations, and a bringing together of the world through trade and various forms of communication. Weatherford’s argument has a minute number of shortcomings. He provides a thorough description of the events that occur in the Secret History. Weatherford states that his story is told “without recounting any more of the … ailments encountered, nor the personality quirks of the researchers and the people we met along the way” (xxxv). His description is given without bias, it is merely a summation of the facts surrounding the history of Genghis Khan. The only flaws in the account are due to lack of information or vague information given in the Secret History. (xvi, xxiii, xxxv,
Genghis Khan built a great empire despite the adversity and challenges he faced throughout his life. Weatherford successfully depicts the life of Genghis Khan, stating that the major outcome of his empire was the “unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and improved civilization” (xxiii). He argues that Genghis Khan’s various conquests and battles resulted in unification of nations, and a bringing together of the world through trade and various forms of communication. Weatherford’s argument has a minute number of shortcomings. He provides a thorough description of the events that occur in the Secret History. Weatherford states that his story is told “without recounting any more of the … ailments encountered, nor the personality quirks of the researchers and the people we met along the way” (xxxv). His description is given without bias, it is merely a summation of the facts surrounding the history of Genghis Khan. The only flaws in the account are due to lack of information or vague information given in the Secret History. (xvi, xxiii, xxxv,