One cannot talk about Mongolia without talking about Genghis Khan. The two are almost synonymous! The prominence of the Mongolian Grassland in a way can be attributed to this man.
Today, Genghis Khan is revered by many Mongolians as their greatest leader they ever have and some have even elevated him to the status of a god. But, the fact is that his largest contiguous empire was secured through sheer brutality and genocide as some have deemed it to be.
Today, Genghis Khan is revered by many Mongolians as their greatest leader they ever have and some have even elevated him to the status of a god. But, the fact is that his largest contiguous empire was secured through sheer brutality and genocide as some have deemed it to be.
Statute of Genghis Khan and his lieutenants on horse back at Genghis Khan Square, Hailar, Hulun Buir, Inner Mongolia.
A museum has a display of Genghis Khan with his four wives.
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