![]() ![]() One important Mongolian record, called"The Secret History of the Mongols," was written anonymously (as its name suggests) sometime after Genghis Khan's death. As such, many surviving records of him were written by foreigners. ![]() All images of him that exist today were created after his death or by people who never met him.Īdditionally, until Genghis Khan gained control over the Uyghur people, the Mongolians did not have a writing system. ![]() Much about Genghis Khan remains unknown.įor instance, we don't really know what he looked like, because not a single authentic portrait of the man survives to the present day, Jean-Paul Roux (opens in new tab), who was a professor emeritus at the Ecole du Louvre, wrote in his book"Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire (opens in new tab)" (Thames & Hudson 2003). Genghis Khan (1160 to 1227) founded the Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia and parts of Europe. ![]()
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