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{{quote|"[[The Scourge of God|I am the punishment of God...]] If you had not committed great sins, [[Badass Boast|God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.]]"|(Attributed).}}
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Undoubtedly the greatest conquerer who ever lived, this guy did the impossible. He united the [[Useful Notes/Mongolia|Mongols]]. And, after accomplishing that, took the rest of Asia and made it look easy.
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Speaking of disproportionate population, in 2003 it was discovered that a y-chromosomal lineage found in about 8% of the population of Asia (.5% of the entire world) [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0214_030214_genghis.html probably came from him]. His descendents - Genghisids - made up a large part of the aristocracy of the various Imperial regions and vassals, and its successor states across Asia for centuries afterwards. Many leaders more dubiously claimed the "Golden Lineage" as a source of legitimacy, and the latest aspiring Khan ''in spirit'' was a mystically-minded Baltic German Tsarist, Baron [[Ungern-Sternberg]].
Note: In Korea it is taught that after many consistent invasions and after fighting back and surviving their attacks, the Koreans grew tired of them, giving some of their land to them and then forming an "alliance". Though partially debatable, [[wikipedia:Mongol invasion of Korea|it's true that the Koreans survived their attack]] [[Serial Escalation|5 times]] and after the 6th they were "allies" with them. All of which extends to Japan, since the bulk of the army that attacked Japan consisted of Koreans under a Mongolian flag (who says being allies doesn't have its benefits?). However, that could also mean that the Mongolians didn't fail in their invasion of Japan, but Korea did. [[Depending
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=== Genghis Khan provides examples of the following: ===
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* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: He was big on this, too.
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
* [[Siege Engines]]: What really set him apart from other nomadic tribal warlords of the era. He learned quickly from the first chinese nation he conquered how to build siege weapons. Before, when those raiders came, you could just hang out in your city. Against Genghis Khan, doing that just makes a nice target for those catapulted diseased [[Everything's Better
* [[Shoot the Messenger]]: Genghis Khan actually ''erased'' several nations that did this to his emissaries. His extreme retributions might have been what created diplomatic immunity to this day.
* [[The Scourge of God]]: To his enemies. In contrast, the people of Kasgar (Muslims who he had liberated and given religious freedom) proclaimed him "to be one of the mercies of the Lord and one of the bounties of divine grace."
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=== Media where Genghis plays an important role: ===
* The [[
* A trilogy of novels in the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' setting revolve around Yamun Khahan, a [[Expy|clear stand-in]] for Genghis Khan.
* An unfortunate 1956 movie where the part of Genghis Khan is played by John Wayne.
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* The usual leader of Mongolia in ''[[Civilization]]'', and while aggressive, not as warlike as the Aztecs or the Zulus.
* [[Epic Rap Battles of History]] had him go up against the Easter Bunny. Needless to say, [[Curb Stomp Battle|there was no contest.]]
* He has a campaign in [[
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