I always find it strange that Genghis Khan is used as an example this way. Mainly because he is seen as a barbarian conqueror, so people understand me if I use

I always find it strange that Genghis Khan is used as an example this way. Mainly because he is seen as a barbarian conqueror, so people understand me if I use that phrase. (whether he was or not is immaterial: though by modern standards, he was a barbarian conqueror and completely unethical)