I don't know why, but I am fascinated by Genghis Khan, Kubla Khan, the Terracotta Army, Silk Road and the like. I still know too little about this part of the world and those times, but children's books sometimes can inform without getting too complex. Though a picture book, there was plenty of text and I put another snippet of history into my personal RAM. Kubla Khan lived in the 13th century and ruled over most of Asia and beyond. Marco Polo wrote about him, which in turn inspired Columbus.
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