Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China
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Tyler Cowen
Jack Weatherford, Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China. A fun and good book, think of it as explaining how Kublai Khan beat Song China but subsequently lost to Japan. The Ainu play a role in a wide-ranging and still historically relevant story.
Source · January 2026
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