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  • Heroic Women of the Mongol Empire

    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...
    Posted to Genghis—World’s Greatest “Khan”queror by Marc Levine on 02-02-2010
    Filed under: Science, DMNS, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, History, Genghis Khan, Mongol Empire, Anthropology, Archeology, Education, Nomad, Mongolia, Denver Museum of Nature &amp

  • Great Khan Extends Cold-Hearted “Diss” to Pope

    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...
    Posted to Genghis—World’s Greatest “Khan”queror by Marc Levine on 01-08-2010
    Filed under: Science, DMNS, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, History, Genghis Khan, Mongol Empire, Anthropology, Archeology, Education, Nomad, Mongolia

  • Genghis Khan and the “Five Snouts”

    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...
    Posted to Genghis—World’s Greatest “Khan”queror by Marc Levine on 12-11-2009
    Filed under: Science, DMNS, History, Genghis Khan, Mongol Empire, Anthropology, Education, Nomad, Mongolia

  • Karakorum: World’s Biggest Storage Closet?

    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...
    Posted to Genghis—World’s Greatest “Khan”queror by Marc Levine on 11-23-2009
    Filed under: Science, DMNS, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, History, Genghis Khan, Mongol Empire, Karakorum, Anthropology, Archeology, Education, Nomad, Mongolia, Denver Museum of Nature &amp

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Studly

    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...
    Posted to Genghis—World’s Greatest “Khan”queror by Marc Levine on 11-05-2009
    Filed under: Science, Denver Events, DMNS, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, History, Genghis Khan, Mongol Empire, Anthropology, Mongolia, Denver Museum of Nature &amp
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