Interesting Historical Fact

[Petzel]

Watching History Television.........when the Mongol hordes invaded China led by Genghis Khan, he raped so many chinese women that it's estimated that 1 in every 200 people now, still carry his genes!
It's estimated he was personally responsible for killing 40 million people.
40,000 women committed suicide rather than be raped and turned into slaves.
Children were slaughtered without mercy.
The captives had holes carved in the palms of their hands and then rope was strung through all their hands so they could be led like a chain gang on forced marches.

 

[Rockslinger]

Darn, I missed the Mongol episode. History Channel is showing the plague now.

 

[Rockslinger]

The plague killed 50 million people in 15 years. The people of Strasberg blamed the Jews.

 

[Petzel]

Darn, I missed the Mongol episode. History Channel is showing the plague now.

Yes and I'm enjoying this series very much.

 

[Petzel]

The plague killed 50 million people in 15 years. The people of Strasberg blamed the Jews.

Of course. Jews have been the scape goat for 2000 years. They were forced to convert all over Europe or face being burned alive at the stake. Many chose the latter.

 

[Petzel]

Oldest mummies are 7000 year old Incas.

 

[buttercup]

An Arctic Tern was ringed as a chick in Northumberland, UK, in 1932. He was observed in Melbourne, Australia three months later - a sea journey of 22,000km.

 

[Rockslinger]

A Chinese peasant army using gunpowder defeats the Mongols.

 

[Petzel]

Now they're up to the newest invention......the printing press and the first book ever printed-the Gutenberg Bible. Previously everything was written by hand and involved pain stakingly long hours. Remember that throughout most of history ordinary people were illiterate! The only people who could read and write in the middle ages were the clergy and the nobility.

 

[Torres]

It was'nt just Chinese women, it was Arab and European women too. His descendent was a real nasty mother fucker too, hurling dead bodies with the plague into cities and spreading the disease.

Real evil and vile motherfuckers those mongols were uglying everything up. Civilization destroyers who left nothing of note behind them after they were pushed back.

 

[danmand]

When I travelled in Mongolia, my guide told me that Genghis Khan was a peace loving man, who after he had unified Mongolia and created peace there, wanted to spread peace over the rest of the world. Mongolia is chock full of statues of him.

 

[Aardvark154]

It wasn't just Chinese women, it was Arab and European women too.

The "Tatar Yoke" had a profound impact on Russia, the Golden Horde lead by Batu Khan (a son of Genghis) first invaded in the late 1230's and the yoke lasted for over two centuries until 1480.

 

[Rockslinger]

When I travelled in Mongolia,

Try travelling in China or Russia or Iran (formerly Persia) and find the truth.

 

[Petzel]

When I travelled in Mongolia, my guide told me that Genghis Khan was a peace loving man, who after he had unified Mongolia and created peace there, wanted to spread peace over the rest of the world. Mongolia is chock full of statues of him.

History proves otherwise.

 

[Anynym]

If the stat is true, then the numbers cited which have led to the conviction of many, many people is a complete lie.

But then again, those who care about facts already knew that. The likelihood of conviction is still very high if the correct stats were cited, but it wouldn't be nearly as dramatic.

 

[Insidious Von]

Had it not been for Genghis Khan and his descendants, Islam would be the dominant world religion today.

 

[danmand]

Try travelling in China or Russia or Iran (formerly Persia) and find the truth.

I have, except Persia.

 

[danmand]

When I travelled in Mongolia, my guide told me that Genghis Khan was a peace loving man, who after he had unified Mongolia and created peace there, wanted to spread peace over the rest of the world. Mongolia is chock full of statues of him.

The moral of this story is, that all imperial conquests, from Genghis Khan, Alexander, The Romans, the spanish in South America, the british in Africa and India, the Japanese in Korea, the Nazi's, the americans in the middle east, etc etc. , have been justified by the desire to spread civilization, peace and democracy to other people.

 

[IM469]

Watching History Television.........when the Mongol hordes invaded China led by Genghis Khan, he raped so many chinese women that it's estimated that 1 in every 200 people now, still carry his genes!
It's estimated he was personally responsible for killing 40 million people.
40,000 women committed suicide rather than be raped and turned into slaves.
Children were slaughtered without mercy.
The captives had holes carved in the palms of their hands and then rope was strung through all their hands so they could be led like a chain gang on forced marches.

So we all have our bad days .....

 

[Petzel]

The moral of this story is, that all imperial conquests, from Genghis Khan, Alexander, The Romans, the spanish in South America, the british in Africa and India, the Japanese in Korea, the Nazi's, the americans in the middle east, etc etc. , have been justified by the desire to spread civilization, peace and democracy to other people.

Hitler and the Nazis were trying to spread peace and democracy? I think............NOT!