Jack Weatherford is an anthropologist and historian specializing in Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire.

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OUTLINE:

(00:00) – Introduction

(00:44) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections

(10:44) – Origin story of Genghis Khan

(52:30) – Early battles & conquests

(1:05:11) – Power

(1:07:33) – Secret History

(1:20:58) – Mongolian steppe

(1:24:16) – Mounted archery and horse-riding

(1:32:36) – Genghis Khan’s army

(1:48:49) – Military tactics and strategy

(2:01:13) – Wars of conquest

(2:05:37) – Dan Carlin

(2:15:37) – Religious freedom

(2:31:24) – Trade and the Silk Road

(2:40:10) – Weapons innovation

(2:41:40) – Kublai Khan and conquering China

(3:23:31) – Fall of the Mongol Empire

(3:50:26) – Genetic legacy

(4:00:20) – Lessons from Genghis Khan

(4:10:36) – Human nature

(4:13:47) – Visiting Mongolia

(4:33:15) – Lex: Dan Carlin

(4:36:06) – Lex: Gaza

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