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This is puzzling to me as well. It may be more a familial thing than just one man. Ghenghis Khan was a member of a very powerful tribe and all the men, who were
by IndianAstronaut 12y ago
This is puzzling to me as well. It may be more a familial thing than just one man. Ghenghis Khan was a member of a very powerful tribe and all the men, who were likely very closely related, would have engaged in the same prolific behavior during conquests.
- Florin_Andrei 12y agoYes and no. Genghis Khan actually rose from a modest station in life, unremarkable by that time and place's standards. But you're right that it was a family thing - he had lots and lots of descendants, about half of which were male, and these descendants inherited some of the high status of their father, and therefore also had lots of descendants. And so on over generations, until the status faded. It was a family thing indeed, but it started with one man, and that man was Temujin, a.k.a. Genghis Khan.