[longshadow]

Tyler-Smith noted, "In 'The Secret History of the Mongols,' an extraordinary and unique contemporary or near-contemporary document, Genghis Khan's subordinates are represented as explicitly promising him the pick of captured women and horses." [emphasis added]

One would hope it was NOT for the same purpose.....

OTOH, perhaps someone should checked horse DNA for traces of Khan.

"W-i-l-l-l-b-e-r!"

[skinkinthegrass]

...Are you confusing KHAN w/ Ben Hiden...OH!, That Was Sheep...Sorry :)

[PatrickHenry]

... promising him the pick of captured women and horses." [emphasis added]

You read more into that line than I did. Much more. But I'm just a city boy.