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| Japanese, Mongolian researchers unearth Genghis Khan's mausoleum |
| 2004-10-06 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #15 Genghis was a man of his time, a serious brute but not as brutal or treacherous as many of his enemies. He was also a notably enlightened ruler once the head-lopping and city flattening were done. He also killed a hell of a lot of Muslims and, in fact, is a kind of boogey-man in Muslim folklore to this day. The decline of Muslim civilization can reasonably be dated from his, and his successor's, depredations. The Mongol hordes devastated Eastern Europe, but they might well have saved Western Europe by drastically reducing the power of the Muslim world. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-10-06 4:48:16 PM |
| #14 I prefer the viola, you can't carry a chopper in a cello case. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-06 4:04:43 PM |
| #13 viola? would a cello work? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-06 2:39:31 PM |
| #12 Coleridge had read Bertrams travels in Florida right before.... add a little opium and viola! Kubla Khan! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-06 2:15:43 PM |
| #11 Its a PLOT. For the second time in the Presidential Campaign, Jen-Jess Khan's name has been raised! As to Kubla Khan-- Opening Stanza from Univ Va Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798) In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round : And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree ; And here were forests ancient as the hills, Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. Music Inspried by the poem by Am Composer CT Griffes: CD from Amazon |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-10-06 1:37:54 PM |
| #10 I thought, according to Kerry, his name was "Jengzhis" Khan, the guy that later invented the game "Jenga". |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-10-06 12:45:16 PM |
| #9 Ghengis Khan, now there was a real man of nuance. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-06 12:16:37 PM |
| #8 Seven posts and nobody has done this yet. You guys are starting to disappoint me: Khaaaaaann!!!! |
| Posted by: BH 2004-10-06 12:04:29 PM |
| #7 Cool,The Great Kahn was brutal.But so were the times.To give credit were it's due,Gengis and his Grandsons united one of the greatest empires ever. Saw a Dis.Ch.one the Mongolion Horsemen.Interesting Lasso technique. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-10-06 11:03:24 AM |
| #6 The "stately pleasure dome" was attributed to Kublai Khan, Ghengis' grandson... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-10-06 10:57:35 AM |
| #5 The Japanese said they "found" the tomb in 2000, the Chinese in 2001, and now the Japanese say they have found the mausoleum. Until someone can say habeas corpus and do it, all this is just so much hooey. Of course, legend says all sorts of strange and terrible things are supposed to happen when the Khan's tomb is found. Could be interesting. |
| Posted by: RWV 2004-10-06 10:51:35 AM |
| #4 Ain't that "Gengis Can?" Well thats how they must say it in Basston. I remember seeing a Documentary on Discovery Science. I was left with the impression that the people of Mongolia wanted Genghis Khan's buruial site secrect. He is really a national Hero of some of the best horsemen in the world. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-06 10:45:24 AM |
| #3 Very cool. Now they just need to find his stately pleasure dome in the "caverns measureless to man". |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-10-06 10:44:21 AM |
| #2 I understand that he rampaged across Asia, cutting off ears, raping and pillaging in a manner reminiscent of Kerry's Swiftboat Brothers In Arms™ |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-06 8:22:13 AM |
| #1 Ya know, it's rumored that Khans tomb has several times more riches than King Tuts. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-10-06 7:50:56 AM |