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Birth of an Empire
Series Title:	Mongols: Storm from the East
Content:	Documentary Film
Available From:	Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Media Type:	Videocassette DVD
Release Date:	1993
Audience:	Higher Education High School
Running Time:	50 min.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (50 min.): col.; 1/2 in.
Language:	English
Author:	Co-produced by the NHK and BBC Produced and directed by Robert Marshall Narrated by Sean Barrett Music by Richard Attree
Subject:	History Politics and Government
Subheading:	History, Early (Before 17th Century) Military or Armed Conflict National Government
Region:	East Asia
Country:	Mongolia

Covers the life and accomplishments of Genghis Khan and examines the art, culture, science, and technology of Mongol civilization. Genghis Khan left not only a highly trained army, but the beginning of an imperial administrative framework, a system of taxation, a communications network₇all of which were built upon and expanded by his successors. The series was filmed on location in Mongolia and also features battle re-enactments shot at historical locations throughout Europe and Asia.

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