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my love letter to the world, recorder, microphone, action.

A great gathering of powerful tribal rulers takes place at the source of the mighty river Onon.

Formitable warriors and nobles bow down and subjugate themselves to their new leader.

Under his command an incredible new army is built, ruthlessly efficient, terrifying

and brutal, vast swaths of territory are conquered. The largest land empire in history is born.

Endeavoring to understand history in hopes of eliminating the future.

I'm Neil Oliver and this is my love letter to the world. Hi Neil, in the last episode we travelled with you to Jerusalem as the Crusaders swept in and a

legendary chivalric hero was born. Which moment in the story of the world are we heading to now?

Morning Paul, yes, we're leaving behind one great military leader and heading east to meet another.

One of the greatest ever.

The speed at which this leader brought his war in clans together and fashioned an army of disciplined,

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