In 1206 AD Genghis Khan began the Mongol invasion: a horse-crazed bow-wielding military force that swept through much of modern-day Asia int...
Understand that in old ages before the invention of modern weapons the “numbers” counted !! Raping women and killing their children was inevitable and was part of war! To make an alliance with the tribes conquered and avenged, it was necessary to make babies with the women and further spread the bloodline. None the less they were barbarians who never missed an opportunity to loot tribes and rape their women.
No one really knows how many women Genghis Khan (Temujin) raped.
Temujin was a Mongol warrior lord who harbored an ambitious hegemonic agenda. He conquered large areas of Asia during his reign as khan. Under his leadership, the Mongol army became a powerful fighting machine, cutting through huge swaths of territory and terrorizing the inhabitants of those lands.
Temujin's army was successful because it excelled in reconnaissance and psychological warfare. Temujin was merciless in the aftermath of any conflict; enemy men were summarily executed, while the women and children became the spoils of war. Temujin took any woman who caught his fancy, and his commanders certainly knew enough to leave the most beautiful women to him.
Historians assert that Temujin reveled in marrying or taking for concubines the wives and daughters of his enemies. Although there is no evidence to suggest that any of the women consented to their fate eagerly, it is safe to conclude that Temujin left these women little choice. It is highly likely that any woman who dared to rebel would have been summarily killed or given over to Temujin's soldiers for sexual sport.
According to National Geographic (link below), an international group of scientists discovered that about 8 percent of men living in previous territories of the Mongol Empire carry almost identical Y-chromosomes. That translates into an eye-popping 16 million descendants. Whether these men are actually descended from Temujin is still a matter of vibrant debate.
One thing is clear, however: Temujin's sexual appetite was legendary. He expected women to fulfill his desires, regardless of their thoughts on the...
In 2003 a groundbreaking historical genetics paper reported results that indicated that a substantial proportion of men in the world are direct line descendants of Genghis Khan. By direct line, I mean that they carry Y chromosomes which seem to have come down from an individual who lived approximately 1,000 years ago. As Y chromosomes are only passed from father to son, that would mean that the Y is a record of one’s patrilineage. Genghis Khan died ~750 years ago, so assuming 25 years per generation, you get about 30 men between the present and that period. In more quantitative terms, ~10% of the men who reside within the borders of the Mongol Empire as it was at the death of Genghis Khan may carry his Y chromosome, and so ~0.5% of men in the world, about 16 million individuals alive today, do so.
But it’s unknown how many children he fathered. Khan died in 1227, possibly from fatigue or respiratory disease.
The heirs to Genghis Khan were also prolific. One of his children was thought to have had 40 sons of his own by wives and concubines, with an unknown number of children from many other women.
These children of Khan having had many more children helped to expand his genetic legacy across the continent.
“Super Father” Genghis Khan has up to 16 million male descendants.
COMMENTS