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The better side of Genghis Khan
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His name became a byword for barbarism and his horde terrorised
the entire known world, but his exploits put him at the front rank of
military leaders. As archaeologists claim to have found the site of
his palace, NICK MORRISON looks at the life and myths of Genghis Khan
DURING the seven decades of Communist rule, mention of the name of
Genghis Khan was outlawed in his homeland. When the country's second-
highest ranking official proposed building a commemorative monument
to the founder of Mongolia, he was removed from office and chopped to
death with an axe.
Almost 800 years after his death, ...
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