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$1.5 million paid for world’s most expensive dog

Genghis Khan had one, legend says. So did the Buddha.

Report: Khan Banned Homosexual Acts

Homosexual acts were punishable by death under Genghis Khan's rule, according to researchers who spent more than a year compiling the legendary Mongolian conqueror's code of laws, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday.

Mongolians Mark 800th Anniversary of Khan

Mongolians celebrated the 800th anniversary of Genghis Khan's march to world conquest on Tuesday with festivities that mixed commercialism with appeals to nationalism.

Prof Not Direct Descendant of Warlord

An accounting professor who thought he was a direct descendant of the fearsome Mongol warrior Genghis Khan has now been told: never mind.

DNA Shows Man a Descendant of Genghis Khan

Tom Robinson had long wondered about his family tree. He never suspected its roots might lie in the Mongolian steppe.

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Is the world ready for Steven Seagal's Genghis Khan epic?
Source: Guardian Unlimited

He's one of the film industry's greatest treasures, and if he wants to play the emperor of the Mongol hordes, who are we to stop him?

The million pound mutt: Red Tibetan Mastiff becomes world's most expensive dog
Source: the Mail online

They say money can't buy love – but £1million will get you man's most expensive best friend. A red Tibetan mastiff has become the priciest dog in the world after being sold for 10 million Chinese yuan, or £945,000.

Genghis Khan Named Greenest Invader in History |
Source: Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities

Let's hear it for Genghis Khan everyone, his bloody conquests just earned him the title of greenest invader in the history of man. 'It's a common misconception that the human impact on climate began with the large-scale burning of coal and oil in the industrial era.

Genghis Khan the Green- The Invader Made Carbon Levels Plummet
Source: the Mail online

Genghis Khan has been branded the greenest invader in history - after his murderous conquests killed so many people that huge swathes of cultivated land returned to forest.

Genghis Khan killed so many people that forests grew and carbon levels dropped
Source: the Mail online

Genghis Khan has been branded the greenest invader in history - after his murderous conquests killed so many people that huge swathes of cultivated land returned to forest.

President Obama's Speech On Pulling Troops Out of Afghanistan
Source: Common Dreams

This is a fictional President Obama speech... explaining precisely why we should get out. Written by Michael Moore.

Rihanna Going To War In BATTLESHIP
Source: Daemon's Movies

Singer Rihanna is making her first step toward becoming a singer-actor as she has joined the cast of the upcoming film "Battleship." The board game adaptation is being directed by Peter Berg.

Top 10 Incredibly Large Statues in the World
Source: stumbleupon.com

In 2004, the Solid Rock Church erected a 62-foot statue of Jesus lifting his arms into the air, which they named the King of Kings statue.

We in America have been very lucky.

I think we in this country use words like socialism, commie, nazi, fascist, and the like without knowing what they can truly mean. Anybody who reads history can only imagine what it was like living under the rule of people like:

1000 years of power, pen and papacy brought to light
Source: theage.com.au

A 13TH century letter from Genghis Khan's grandson demanding homage from the pope is among a collection of documents from the Vatican's Secret Archives that has been published for the first time.

Anti-Chavez blogger loses press complaint
Source: 21stcenturysocialism.com

A leading anti-Chavez blogger who models himself on the 13th century Mongolian warlord, Genghis Khan, today had his complaint against the British newspaper the Guardian thrown out by the Press Complaints Commission.

Gadgets Join the Search for the Lost Tomb of Genghis Khan
Source: Wired News

It's one of the few great archaeological mysteries of the world, and now a bunch of gadget-wielding geeks are going to try and solve it.

Finding Hidden Tomb Of Genghis Khan Using Non-Invasive Technologies
Source: Science Daily

According to legend, Genghis Khan lies buried somewhere beneath the dusty steppe of Northeastern Mongolia, entombed in a spot so secretive that anyone who made the mistake of encountering his funeral procession was executed on the spot.

Hot Russian biz conquers box office: 'Genghis Khan' reflects confidence in local films
Source: Variety.com

Genghis Khan has a new lease on life as a national role model in Russia, where the film industry is in a conquering mood and its long-running boom continues, like the infamous Mongol warrior, to scale new heights.

A Wandering Kazakh, Before Borat
Source: The New York Times

AND you thought Genghis Khan was just the scourge of nations, the slayer of millions. Little did you know that he was, as a young man, a sensitive, enlightened husband and doting father.

Three-year Genghis Khan trek ends
Source: BBC News

An Australian man has completed a three-year journey from Mongolia to Hungary, following in the footsteps of the Mongolian leader Genghis Khan.

The Mongol's last battle?
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Jawaharlal Nehru called them the single most dominant race in the history of the world. Their empire, the largest ever conceived, stretched over millions of kilometres from modern-day Vietnam to Hungary.

Genghis Khan's Code Published: World's First Constitution AND Earliest Ban on Homosexuality
Source: China.org

Chinese researchers have republished Genghis Khan's code of laws, considered the world's earliest legal ban on homosexuality.

Genghis Khan, warrior... and sex god
Source: Telegraph

Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan was notorious for his sexual as well as his territorial conquests.

Chromosomes Of Genghis Khan
Source: Genetic Archaeology

Approximately 16 million Asian men can consider themselves to be Genghis Khan's descendants, but there are no such men among the Russian population.

Are you descended from Genghis Khan?
Source: Scientific Blogging

Approximately 16 million Asian men consider themselves to be Genghis Khan's descendants. It turns out that may actually be true.

Ethnic tensions simmer in Inner Mongolia
Source: Yahoo! News

Tibet isn't the only place suffering from Han Chinese incursions. HOHHOT, China (Reuters) - Annie Feng seems like an easy-going person, with her ready smile and happy demeanour.

Mural Depicting Genghis Khan's Funeral Found
Source: playfuls.com

A painting of a Mongolian funeral ceremony in the Arjai caves in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region might depict Genghis Khan's funeral.

US accountant - How I am related to Genghis Khan
Source: The Times

From the article:A US accountant has proof that he is descended from the Mongol warlord They seem the unlikeliest of relatives. One was a fearsome warlord whose name became a byword for savagery. The other is a mild-mannered accountancy academic from Florida.