Genghis khan and the Mongol empire

purrpurr

Genghis khan: the leader of an empire twice the size of Alexander the greats Greek empire and four times that of the Roman empire. Stretching from China to Russia. Brutal and yet also revolutionary in its law making and society. And yet not mentioned in the bible or prophecies? It had a major impact upon the world to the extent that a large chuck of us are related to the man or his army.

Yet how come the bible writers seems to see oblivious to this empire?

2+2=5

Did he live before or after the flood?

Crazyguy

His empire was created after the bible was put together and even after the Roman empire had already fallen in to the dark ages.

talesin

Are you thinking of the World Powers and the Revelation book as interpreted by (mostly) the JWS and (some) other fundamentalist religions?

It kinda makes sense, because these 'newer' religions were mostly formed in the USA, the mythological explanations seem to revolve around their own ancestors and religions, so the Mongols just didn't figure in. It's too far away, too 'foreign' to American culture, to have been incorporated into the Western system of myth as one of the 'world powers'. The Mongols, who are they? Oh, wasn't he some big warrior dude? Or was that Star Trek? KHA-A-A-NNNN!

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purrpurr

Taliesin, yes that is what it suspected. The doctrine makers of the WT had never heard of Genghis and that's why he didn't get a look in when they listed the world powers

TheOldHippie

The short answer is that his empire did not have direct interference with the Israelites. The world empires as described in prophecy, occupied biblical Israel - or also, as with the Anglo-American empire in WT explanations, directly interferred with the 1914 onward occurences. You will therefore not find descriptions of other huge empires, as the Hun empire, the Chinese, the Central and South American empires, the huge African empires etc.

Simon

His empire was impressive because of the space it occupied more than the population.

The Greek and Roman empires contributed lots to history, culture and science. I'm not sure his empire really accomplished a great deal.

Yes, the Greeks and Romans were both war machines too but they were more besides that. The Mongol empire seemed to be mostly about oppression and little else.

cappytan

For those interested in an in-depth breakdown of the Kahn empire, you have to give Dan Carlin's Hardcore History's "Wrath of the Kahns" a listen.

It's fascinating. Great stuff, especially if you have a long commute.

Genghis khan and the Mongol empire

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