Genghis Khan - Khan of All Mongols - Extra History - #4
Added 2018-03-09 18:34:09 +0000 UTCTemüjin had a plan: a set of strategies to keep amassing wealth and followers for himself while keeping unity between all the disparate Mongol tribes he was collecting. But Jamukha and Ong Khan had other plans...
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I say we do an episode on John Paul jones
Mike Smith
2018-03-14 22:00:33 +0000 UTCThat's really interesting! Thank you!
Just the Worst
2018-03-14 03:48:30 +0000 UTCYes, the definition of a "respectful" or "noble" death in Mongolian culture at that time was one that excluded blood, so that was the intent behind the back-breaking.
Extra History
2018-03-14 02:03:05 +0000 UTCThank you, that makes sense now. Also, OH MY GOD, OW! When I was trying to find it, I saw something about how it was meant to avoiding spilling blood. Is that true?
Just the Worst
2018-03-12 04:42:43 +0000 UTCHere is a scene from the BBC documentary about Genghis Khan that demonstrates the "back breaking thing" (warning: not bloody, but it is violent): <a href="https://youtu.be/XAFnxV2GYRU?t=33m46s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/XAFnxV2GYRU?t=33m46s</a>
Extra History
2018-03-12 04:30:43 +0000 UTCThat is certainly true, we've also had some organizational shifts lately (management of the Patreon has been placed in my hands in addition to the other social media platforms we run). Moving forward though you'll actually be seeing more of our EH writers responding to patrons' questions and comments! --Belinda (Community Manager)
Extra History
2018-03-12 04:19:44 +0000 UTCIt's partly a matter of perspective. I'm sure there are ways to tell his life story that would make it seem quite boring. I'm really glad that Jac, our writer for this series, decided to share the story of Temujin's mother Hoelun in the first episode, it really set the narrative focus on interpersonal drama for the rest of the series --Belinda
Extra History
2018-03-12 04:18:05 +0000 UTCDid you spot my Sheep Joke from the last Episode? I'm guessing DomiNations are keeping you busy as you haven't been Commenting as much as you normally do.
Martin Verran
2018-03-11 12:40:06 +0000 UTCSorry, this is just morbid curiosity, but that thing you showed at the end, about Jamukha's execution, how did that back breaking thing work?
Just the Worst
2018-03-10 06:07:42 +0000 UTCJust a normal 6-week one-parter!
Extra History
2018-03-10 00:54:57 +0000 UTCcool
Hayden Tuff
2018-03-09 19:19:45 +0000 UTCWill this be a Two-Parter like Justinian and Bismarck or a One-Parter?
Martin Verran
2018-03-09 19:05:08 +0000 UTCNeat, it's funny how Ghengis Khan came to be is probably more interesting than what he did as a conqueror.
Avatar Juan
2018-03-09 18:54:25 +0000 UTC
