Jenghis Khan
Americannoun
noun
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"All governments, the despotic and the liberal alike, have in our time become what Herzen has so aptly called a Jenghis Khan with telegraphs."
From Anarchism by Eltzbacher, Paul
Temuchin, Jenghis Khan, born in a tent in 1162, son of a petty Mongolian chieftain, succeeded his father when only thirteen years old.
From Analyzing Character by Blackford, Katherine M. H.
The commerce that once passed over this route was crushed out of existence during the invasions by Jenghis Khan.
From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)
The type of horse that bore Alexander and Jenghis Khan and the Prophet's War Chieftains to victory.
From When Dreams Come True by Berger, William Merritt
It has taken Attila to its heart, and rehabilitated Jenghis Khan, Timur, Oghuz, and the rest with the erudition of a Turanian Walter Scott.
From Turkey: a Past and a Future by Toynbee, Arnold Joseph
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