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temuchin:
guess?

darkjedi:
Genghis Khan's name when he was a lad, I think.

AceD:

--- Quote from: darkjedi on December 18, 2009, 03:01:40 AM ---Genghis Khan's name when he was a lad, I think.

--- End quote ---
It's his real name, Genghis Khan is just a title.

*or so i remember from a history lesson several years ago*

Kuroshima:
Great Kahn....
How exactly is it spelled in english? Two different ways?
Temujin v temuchin?

I read temujin in a national geographic...

temuchin:
yes sirs, Temuchin Borjigin is the birth name of the man whom would later become known as
Cinggis Qayan (Mongolian for Genghis Khan).  Temüjin also written as Temuchin, literally
translates into "supreme being" in English.   there is some ambiguity on the spelling of his
name, but i opt for "Temuchin"; since one of the foremost Mongolian experts, Paul Ratchnevsky
does so in his German book, Cinggis-Khan: Sein Leben und Wirken (Genghis Khan His Life and
Legacy).   I own and have read the English translated text by Thomas Nivison Haining.

i also feel Genghis Khan was/is a misunderstood figure.  one on hand he was a tactical military
genuis whom valued loyalty above all else from his generals. he ruled through a meritocracy and
and learned from other cultures. ie. the Chinese.
on the other; well check out a famous quote regarding happiness:

"To vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those
dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters."   a man to admire.

note: 2006: was the 800 year anniversary of the formation of the Mongol Empire.

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