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
His father was sixth in descent from Tamerlane the Tartar, and his mother stood somewhat nearer to Jenghis Khan.
From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Orpen, Mrs Goddard
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
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
This city, Mr. Marsden says, was built by Oktar Khan, the son and successor of Jenghis Khan, about the year 1235, whose nephew Mangu Khan, made it his principal residence.
From The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2) by Mendoza, Juan Gonzalez de
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