Mongol history is primarily macho history. Most prominent are the military campaigns and deeds of Genghis Khan and his famous sons and grandsons. But where are the women in Mongol history? What was their role in the grand narrative of “Mongol dominance?” To help address these questions, here’s...
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A recent article in the Telegraph notes that for the first time, the Vatican archive has published a letter received by Pope Innocent IV from Guyuk Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan (see actual letter at left). In the letter, Guyuk calls for Europe’s immediate submission and demands that the Pope...
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Genghis Khan was unique among history’s great conquerors because of his humble origins as a nomadic herder . Mongolians today continue to look after sheep, goats, horses, cattle, and camels—referred to affectionately as the “five snouts.” The Mongols of the 13th century had an...
After Genghis Khan’s death in AD 1227, his sons and grandsons continued to enlarge the Mongol Empire , eventually conquering China, Central Asia, greater Persia and Russia. Even though Genghis Khan ruled successfully from his felt tent, or ger , his descendants recognized the need for a permanent...
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This blog provides an informal introduction to Genghis Khan, the subject of a new temporary exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Unless you’re Mongolian, the name “Genghis Khan” may conjure thoughts of a maniacal barbarian, killer, or "destroyer of civilizations...
First of all, allow me to introduce myself. My name is A.J. Rappaport. Now, how I came to have that name is a story in its self. You see my Daddy’s name is Joshua, and his Daddy’s name is Joshua, so, they called me A.J. - just ‘another Joshua.’ I am in the News Paper game. I was...
My name is Margaret Winters, and I recall how thrilled we all were that the Museum of Natural History would be opening that summer of 1908. The Women’s Club of Denver had a Department of Literature and Science and we felt that this museum would be a wonderful place for those of us interested in...
How times have changed! When the Museum first opened its doors to the public in 1908, William Taft was elected president, the world’s first major commercial oil field was discovered in Iran, and for the first time ever the ball dropped in Time Square to herald the New Year. Ford Motor Company produced...
In 1987 we began the process of moving from Chicago to England. First step: pack our furniture and everything we owned into shipping containers, and send it by boat across the Atlantic to the Old World. However, just as we were preparing for The Great Pack-Up, Chicago experienced an incredible downpour...