[gorush]

Ghengis Kahn’s decedents ruled into the 20th century. His is an amazing story of conquest and it was benevolent (for the most part...if you can get beyond that “give us 10% for protection or all in this city will die” part) He and his offspring were responsible for printed currency, the postal service...and the plague that decimated Europe. (not intentionally, though)

[muawiyah]

10% eh?

That's much better than the Bush tax cuts!

That casts the Mongol conquests in a whole 'nuther light!

[Pikachu_Dad]

ah yes... the ‘everybody in this city dies’ = benevolence.

Gotcha.

[Sherman Logan]

Benevolent Mongols. That is of course why they killed roughly 10% of the world’s population, more than any other group has ever been able to achieve.

Even the 20th century commies were only able to get up to maybe 3%.

[Sir Napsalot]

>>> His is an amazing story of conquest and it was benevolent

Sorry, not if you were Han (Chinese). Their rule was brutal, but short lived. Where did you get this Ghengis Kahn's decedents ruled into the 20th century from?

As for the warm climate fuel the Mongol expansion into the West, too early to speculate at this point.

[rmlew]

Ghengis Kahn’s decedents ruled into the 20th century.
Where? The Qing/Manchus were Manchus not Mongols. The last Mughal ruler of any part of India was Bahadur Shah II, who was deposed in 1857, and he was descended from Timurlane, not Temujin/Ghengis Khan. Temujin was famous for bedding and raping his way through Asia and he had many, many children, and many of his children were rulers with large harems. 8% of Asians are descended from him, so I'm sure there are other leaders out there. I just can't think of any. I guess, that if you include female descendants of Ghengis Khan, you may be correct.