10th February 2016
Read it. And watch the video.
The world has generally viewed Genghis Khan as a barbaric conqueror whose troops raped and murdered hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people and pillaged and often destroyed villages, towns, and cities throughout Asia and Europe. However, several popular writers have recently portrayed him as an advocate of democracy, international law, and women’s rights. Morris Rossabi, Senior Research Scholar, Queens College, Columbia University, offers this illustrated lecture, which seeks to provide a balanced depiction of Genghis Khan and to explain the reasons for the myths that have developed about the man and the Mongolian people who established the largest contiguous land empire in world history.
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February 10th, 2016 at 19:25
They left out a big part of his legacy – he’s a climate change hero:
Genghis Khan: founder of Mongolian Empire, prolific spreader of DNA, and climate change hero http://vaviper.blogspot.com/2014/08/happy-787th-birthday-genghis-khan.html
February 11th, 2016 at 05:03
At least he’s got that going for him.
February 11th, 2016 at 13:36
Coming soon: “Springtime for Hitler”.