Where may one find the burial site of Genghis Khan?

Do people living in modern Mongolia even care if it's found?

 

At the time of his death in 1227, Genghis Khan had unified the Mongols and established an immense empire that stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Ukraine. His successors would acquire much more area than Genghis Khan's initial conquests.

 

Where exactly does this magnificent leader rest in peace? Does he have a mausoleum with terra–cotta warriors like the one constructed for China's first Qin emperor, or does he have a gigantic tomb like the pyramids created for the ancient Egyptian pharaohs?

 

The answer is that the site of the tomb of Genghis Khan is unknown, and it is quite improbable that it will be found any time shortly. According to experts cited by Live Science, some Mongolians may hope that the tomb will never be discovered because Genghis is still held in such high regard by a subset of the population whose reverence for him borders on the holy.

 

William Honeychurch, an associate professor of anthropology at Yale University, told Live Science in an email that the tomb, wherever it may be, "is tremendously important to the people of Mongolia with almost religious connotations." He refused to offer any speculation regarding the possible location of the tomb.

 

There is a chance that Genghis Khan was laid to rest in the Khentii province of eastern Mongolia, which is also the location of his birth. In an email to Live Science, Nancy Steinhardt, a professor of East Asian art at the Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania, said, "I suppose the tomb is in the highlands in Khentii Province." She said, "I do not believe it will be located any time soon."

 

There is very little information available from contemporary sources concerning the location of Genghis Khan's tomb or its appearance. In a study completed in 2014 and published in the academic journal PLOS One, a group of academics stated that "there exists no historical or archaeological record documenting the physical appearance of this tomb." In their quest for the tomb, the researchers used satellite images. The satellite survey discovered several archaeological relics but did not locate Genghis Khan's tomb.

 

The grave of Genghis Khan is not mentioned in "The Secret History of the Mongols," a chronicle written in Mongolian by an unknown author and dating to some point in time after the death of Genghis Khan. Only that he "ascended to Heaven" in the year 1227 is mentioned in the text.

 

On the other hand, the scripture mentions that Genghis Khan had significant feelings towards Burkhan Khaldun, a sacred peak in the Khentii province. According to the information provided in the literature, at one time in his early life, Genghis took advantage of the geography of the mountains to evade pursuers who were his foes. According to the passage, Genghis Khan is quoted as saying, "Every morning I will sacrifice to Burkhan Khaldun, and every day I will pray to it; the descendants of my progeny shall be mindful of this and do likewise!" The proximity of Genghis Khan to this mountain has fueled speculation about whether or not he is buried there; however, no evidence of a tomb has been discovered there.

 

A historian named Frank McLynn wrote in his book "Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World" that the fact that Genghis Khan and his army were fighting a tribe known as the Tanguts in what is now northwestern China when he died around the age of 67 may have made it difficult to return his body to Mongolia. McLynn's book is titled "Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World" (Bodley Head, 2015). It is possible that he was located approximately 311 miles (500 kilometers) from the border of modern-day Mongolia. McLynn stated that the Mongols during this time may not have had knowledge of embalming techniques. As a result, they may have been compelled to bury Genghis Khan in another location since they could not get his body to Mongolia before it disintegrated. According to what McLynn said, it is conceivable that the remains of Genghis Khan and his tomb are located in the Ordos region of northeastern China.

 

Marco Polo's assertions

 

In his book "The Travels of Marco Polo," the Venetian explorer Marco Polo, who lived from 1254 to 1324 and spent approximately 17 years in China, claimed to keep the tomb's location a secret 20,000 people who knew where it was were murdered. Marco Polo lived from 1254 to 1324. A writer by the name of Rustichello da Pisa was the one who chronicled the tales of Marco Polo in the book, which was released around 1300.

 

Even though Polo's statements have been repeated in myths about Genghis Khan, Polo wrote his book several decades after the death of Genghis Khan. Also, the integrity of many of Polo's other assertions, such as the assertion that Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, appointed Polo as an official, is a topic of discussion among historians of the present day. As a result, it is unknown whether or not Polo's story of Genghis Khan's tomb is accurate.

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