In the past millennium, Asia gave birth to two great invasions - the Huns and the Tatar-Mongols. But if the first, after the defeat on the Catalaunian fields from the combined forces of the Romans and barbarians, subsided and disappeared like water into sand, then the second determined the military, political and economic future of hundreds of peoples for many centuries to come. Genghis Khan (1162-1227) is an extraordinary personality , the great warrior around whom this passionary hurricane revolved, was not only a brilliant commander, but also an unsurpassed diplomat and a great state builder. Conqueror of the Universe, a great son of humanity and, of course, a son of his time: cruel, uncompromising, merciless, literally in two decades he gathered dozens of scattered tribes into a single state - Great Mongolia. He created an empire that was several times larger than any empire known in history and stretched from the Pacific coast to the Black Sea. He laid the foundations of government that survived his creation - the Mongol Empire - and formed the basis of government in countries stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic oceans. A hundred years ago he was considered a bloody conqueror, a barbarian, a destroyer of civilizations. And now he is recognized as “Man of the Millennium” by all international institutions that compile ratings of historical figures. The descendants of Genghis Khan ruled not only the Mongols, but also many nations until the 20s of the 20th century. Dozens of famous Russian boyar families trace their origins back to Genghis Khan. The consolidated genealogy of Genghis Khan was conducted until the twentieth century. Only in the male line now on There are 16 million direct descendants of Genghis Khan living in the world. We bring to the attention of the domestic reader a book that, as fully as possible, presents the reader with a double portrait: the main character - and the era in which he lived and which he created. A distinctive feature of the book is its exceptional completeness: the publication is based on the oldest Mongolian literary and historical monument - “The Secret History of the Mongols” in a modern translation, supplemented by fragments of yas (laws) and biliks (statements of Genghis Khan). The appendices present extracts from Turkic, Persian, Chinese and European sources compiled by contemporaries of the reign of Genghis Khan and his successors. Content, authenticity and fascination - these are the main advantages of the proposed book.Electronic the publication includes the full text of the paper book and a selected portion of illustrative documentary material. And for true connoisseurs of gift editions, we offer a classic book. Like all publications in the “Great Rulers” series, the book is equipped with detailed historical and biographical comments. The book contains an excellent selection of illustrative material: the text is accompanied by more than 250 rare illustrations from domestic and foreign sources, many of which the modern reader will become familiar with for the first time. Elegant design, beautiful printing, and the best offset paper make this series a wonderful gift and decoration for the library of the most discerning reader.