Mongolia sees Genghis Khan's good side From: International Herald Tribune | Date: May 10, 2005| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Jehangir S. Pocha
International Herald Tribune
05-10-2005
''Genghis Khan wasn't really a bad guy,'' Elbegdorj Tsahkia, the Mongolian prime minister, said with a grin. ''He just had bad press.''He was only half joking. Ever since Mongolia emerged from the Soviet Union's shadow in the early 1990s, the lore and myth surrounding the khan, the original bad boy of history, have captured the imagination of the country. A popular and official movement to reassess Genghis Khan's marauding image is being marshaled by admirers who say he was a truly great, if irascible, ruler.''He is like a god to ...

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