Just over thirty miles east of the Mongolian capital
of Ulan Bator the old Emperor rides again. Sat atop his horse, surveying
his dominion. A huge 131 feet(!) statue of Genghis Khan dominates the steppes
of Mongolia.
To the outside world, Genghis Khan, the fearsome
Mongolian warrior who conquered half the known world in the 13th century, is
remembered for his brutalities and destruction. Resulting in the death of forty
million people. But to Mongolians, he is a national hero, a larger-than-life
figure and the symbol of Mongolian culture.
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which became
the largest contiguous empire in history, revived the Silk Road, uniting
warring tribes and was responsible for cementing the position of Mongols in the
world’s map.
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1 comments:
Funny how it can go...one man thinks of this person as a tyrant while another sees him almost as a saint.
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