Descent from Genghis Khan

Descent from Genghis Khan (Mongolian: Алтан ураг, meaning 'Golden lineage') is traceable primarily in Central Asia. His four sons and other immediate descendants are famous by names and by deeds. Later Asian potentates attempted to claim descent from the House of Borjigin even with flimsy grounds. In the 14th century, valid sources (heavily dependent on Rashid al-Din and...
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