The Empire of the Steppes:  A History of Central Asia, by Rene Grousset This book, an extremely lengthy and thorough account of the empires great and less great, well-known (Mongol), less well-known (Seljuk Turk, Hsia-Hsia), to downright obscure (the Shaybanid … Continue reading Book Review: The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia