In the 14th century, during the reign of King Bagrat V (1360–1394), Timur (Tamerlane) invaded Georgia seven times. His troops inflicted irreparable damage on the country, seizing centuries-old ...

It’s not Genghis, but Chinggis; not Tamerlane, but Timur—for complicated historical-linguistic reasons. And the book is never really about Chinggis Khan so much as the setting that he and his ...