d Luther regarding church reform. Political governance is dealt with in Chapter 6 that pairs the Buddhist emperor of India, Asoka Maura and his Chinese contemporary Shi Huangdi; the issue under discussion here is whether it is better to govern people by moral persuasion (Asoka), or by force and coercion (Shi Huangdi). Overall, the pairings illustrate different solutions to the same basic problem, and serve as a stimulating object lesson in viewing history and historical personages.
The only historical figure not paired with anyone else is Genghis Khan, termed the "incomparable nomad conqueror" by Wolf who refers to him as a man without peer. Wolf's overriding inquiry in this chapter is to explore how Genghis Khan changed world history, and he points out t
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