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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Genghis—World’s Greatest “Khan”queror
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Marc Levine
on 02-02-2010
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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—World’s Greatest “Khan”queror
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Marc Levine
on 01-08-2010
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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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Genghis—World’s Greatest “Khan”queror
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Marc Levine
on 11-23-2009
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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...