Nomadic Predecessors of the Mongols

Nomadic Predecessors of the Mongols

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E3: In this episode, set the stage for the leader who founded the Mongol Empire in the early 13th century, Chinggis Khan (also spelled Genghis Khan). See how previous Mongolian-centered steppe empires established a template that was perfected by Chinggis. Trace these precursors to Turkic rulers in the 7th and 8th centuries, and to the Xiongnu steppe empire a thousand years earlier.