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Friday, August 08, 2008

Facts & Figures-39: 16 million descendents of Genghis Khan!

16 million is the number of male descendents of the Mongol Emperor, Genghis Khan, result of his 40-year policy of systematic rape of female prisoners, according to Professor Bryan Sykes, Dept of Human Genetics, Oxford University.

Courtesy: The Week, June 27, 2004.

Detailed Wikipedia article on Genghis Khan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan#Descendants

Grateful thanks to The Week and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1 comment:

VinodAugust 12, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Naangalum Genghis Khan madiri thaaan........ Pinni pedal edupom. Entha oruku ponalum oru family engaluku wait pannum.
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