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Genghis Khan

plep — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 01:36:30 -0800

Modern Mongolia: Reclaiming Genghis Khan. How views of the Mongol leader have altered with political changes throughout history: Manchurian domination, Communism and democracy. After the transition from Communism to democracy in Mongolia, interest in Genghis Khan seems to have enjoyed something of a comeback. More on the artistic legacy of the Mongols across Asia in this online exhibit; or take a look at the Great Mongol Shahnama, or Book of Kings.
Related :- a potted history of Mongolian Buddhism.

By: jack_mo

jack_mo — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 06:28:45 -0800

Great links, plep. Here's another. Apparently, our Ghengis was as adept at the art of love as he was at war: Nearly 8 percent of the men living in the region of the former Mongol empire carry y-chromosomes that are nearly identical [to Ghengis Khan's]. That translates to... roughly 16 million descendants living today.

By: Mars Saxman

Mars Saxman — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 08:02:17 -0800

Cool - I'm always happy to see more information about Mongolia. The place is experiencing a gold rush right now, and I think there will be a lot of changes over the next decade or so...

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:34:17 -0800

Mongolia's cult of the great Khan Mongolia's return to religion

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:36:23 -0800

Nomadism in Mongolia Daily threat for Mongolia nomads Mongolian nomadism 'to die out'

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 18:49:06 -0800

"Apparently, our Ghengis was as adept at the art of love as he was at war..." - Or, if not adept, at least very direct and forceful. And so with others in his hord as well. I've heard talk that the Mongols perfected the art of rape on horseback - a rather tricky thing, if you think about it.

By: kliuless

kliuless — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:00:08 -0800

fwiw, SDB wrote a nice informative piece on the "mongol horde" :D The Mongol Horde has long been vilified and misunderstood in the west. Even the name was chosen badly; the term horde suggests an armed mob with no internal organization which blindly attacks whatever is nearby, like a plague of locusts. The reality was much different. At the time that Genghis Khan lived, the army he created was in fact the most disciplined and well organized and armed force in the world. It was an extraordinary force capable of amazing things. also ian wright describes mongolian marmot hunting!

By: Utilitaritron

Utilitaritron — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 21:38:40 -0800

That translates to... roughly 16 million descendants living today. That's not really too surprising. If you go far enough back, everyone is related to everyone else. See this Atlantic Monthly article.