Storm from the East (1993– ) User Reviews

The Mongol Empire

[jsdrake2040 · 10/10 · 27 November 2011]

If you are a student of history and you know little of the Mongolian empire, then you are missing the key to many puzzles that are revealed in this jaw dropping documentary. So much will make sense after a viewing of one of the most expensive documentaries ever made. For the world traveler it is a must see.

The Mongols ruled over the largest contiguous land empire the world has ever seen. Their ruthlessness was legend. They recognized the value of knowledge and used it against their enemies. They were tolerant of other religions, but gave no quarter to those who did not yield to their power and authority. At the height of their military prowess there was nothing that stood between them and the Atlantic ocean.

The only documentary that is valid on the Tatar empire

[m-ozfirat · 10/10 · 28 September 2022]

Before I begin my review you will be wondering why I used Tatar instead of Mongol this is because the Mongols themselves and their contemporaries used this as the national term for them - Mongol first came in to use 500 years after Genghis Khan.

The documentary with its authentic representation of the Tatar empire tells their history well with their conquests and the nature of their rule starting with the rise of Genghis Khan to Kublai Khan they dominated the 13th Century without being wooden with general knowledge and coherent duration of he empire.

It's minor faults are that the Huns and Uighurs should have got a background reference as these were the predecessors to the Tatars and in the post Tatar empire Timur and the Ottomans should have been mentioned.

A Great Doc but not the Epic Narrative in the making!

[rudi-35587 · 10/10 · 18 April 2018]

A great documentary of Mongol History, However this is not my film "Storm From The East" , An Epic Historical Fantasy Feature Film based on 13th Century events.