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Genghis Khan Part 2: Rise of the Mongols

Real Dictators

CHAPTER

The Rise and Fall of Ching-Es-Con

Mongol leader Ching-es-Con's reputation fluctuates wildly over the years. The West tends to view him warmly when relations with the Ottoman Empire accordial, but recasts him as barbarism each time they fall out of favor. As an unstoppable fighting power, he built a vast empire around it and laid the foundations for its future expansion. For better and worse, he moulded the world and paved the way to the modern age.

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