Mongolian and Japanese archeologists have unearthed a fortress dating back to the 13th century. The fortress, located in western Mongolia, belonged to the great Mongol leader, Genghis Khan. The find was led by Koichi Matsuda, a professor at Osaka University in Japan. The team of archeologists were following descriptions left in a Toaist Chinese book written at the time that Genghis Khan was alive. Wood from ships discovered at the site were dated back to the 12th century, and bones collected at the site dated back to the 14th century. This discovery is part of an ongoing search to find the tomb of Genghis Khan, which is to this day still unknown. Those who buried Genghis Khan were instructed to kill all those they crossed on the way to his burial, and even committed suicide after burying him in an unmarked tomb so that no one could locate it. The search for his tomb has been an obsession for archeologists and historians for centuries. Genghis Khan, formerly named Temujin, led the Mongol Empire for 20 years, and is believed to be in a direct line of .5% of the world's population today as he fathered hundreds, if not thousands of children during his life.
The belief is that the discovery of the fortress will help aid in the finding of Khan's tomb, and also provide a look into the importance of Mongol rule in Asia and the manner in which it connected civilizations that effect modern societies to this day.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/lost-genghis-khan-fortress-unearthed-western-mongolia-1490058
No comments:
Post a Comment