To: SunkenCiv
When did “they” change the spelling of Genghis Khan’s name?
4 posted on
12/15/2008 7:26:10 AM PST by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
To: WayneS
I swear, the PC bullsh*t is all an attempt to make history an unsearchable riddle. Who is going to be able to remember all the wild spellings and variations?
I miss Bombay.
7 posted on
12/15/2008 7:29:11 AM PST by
JoanVarga
(taglines are overrated, apparently, since mine keeps disappearing)
To: WayneS
To: WayneS
,,,,, similarly, what is wrong with using B.C. and A.D. ???
16 posted on
12/15/2008 8:00:02 AM PST by
fishtank
(RINOs: Stuck inside of the GOP like spackle or paste. (We need a cleansing.))
To: WayneS
The name Chinggis is how the Mongols pronounced it. The other variants, Jenghiz or Genghis, are Turkish/muslim terms and are not favored by Mongols.
18 posted on
12/15/2008 8:26:01 AM PST by
indcons
(An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth.)
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