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Re:Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found by astine on Monday August 14, 2017 @09:38AM (#15008454)
I've never personally felt guilty for imperialism, but if I were to visit my brother I would meet a number of native Americans who's ancestors were beat down by people of the same race as my ancestors. Those natives still suffer the consequences of that. The Mongols are now more at the mercy of the Chinese rather than visa-versa. It's less crass for them to reminisce about there glory days and triumphs against a people who now dominate them, than it would be for white men in my country to reminisce about conquering a people whom they still dominate.

That said, there are still people pissed about the Mongol conquest. Genghis Khan is still hated in China, and central Asia and especially the middle east.

Re:Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found by k_sze on Monday August 14, 2017 @11:12AM (#15009174)
I'm not sure where you get the idea that Genghis Khan is hated in China. As far as I know, he is considered one of the national heroes, I guess partly because China controls Inner Mongolia.

For instance, in popular culture, such as Jinyong's Legend of the Condor Heroes, Genghis Khan is a secondary character, depicted as a smart leader who was shaped by the treachery of his own sworn brother and by the oppression of the Jurchen Jin dynasty. The reader is lead to empathize with Genghis Khan, through the eyes of Guojing, the patriotic Sung protagonist, despite the resentment that exists between him and Genghis Khan, the Mongolian leader who has decided to turn on their Sung dynasty allies.

I know Jinyong's work is fiction with a historical background, but I believe his work is a good indication of Chinese sentiments towards historical events and figures.

Re:Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found by cba4321 on Monday August 14, 2017 @01:40PM (#15010658)
As a Chinese I don't think he is national hero at all, and most people I know don't regard him as hero, I'm not sure where did you get that idea. He was a conqueror for sure.

Chinese suffered as much as other conquered lands, to say to least. The Yuan dynasty lasted less than a century, one of the shortest period in the history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan#Mixed

Even in the fiction `Jingyong`'s book, I wouldn't say the author had a bias favor Khan, I guess smart readers could read it from the book. The Khan would massacre every one if the be-seiged refuse to surrender, and they usually would drive herds of surrendered to the gate. Not to mention in the book the Kan is Kublai instead, and he is noway the secondary character.

Re:Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found by k_sze on Monday August 14, 2017 @07:18PM (#15013901)
"Not to mention in the book the Kan is Kublai instead"

That's in the sequel, The Return of the Condor Heroes, which depicts events after the death of Genghis Khan.

And since you mention Kublai, Genghis Khan only started the conquest of China. He only managed to conquer West Xia before his death. The rest of the conquest of China was done by his descendants, and so I believe most of the atrocities towards the Chinese occurred then.

Re:Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found by astine on Monday August 14, 2017 @12:40PM (#15010063)
I had read that there was resentment against the Mongols and Yuan dynasty in China due to the destruction they caused. It could be that my information is not so current. I'm willing to be wrong on that point.
Re:Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found by forkLding on Monday August 14, 2017 @12:32PM (#15009970)
Genghis Khan is a conflicting character in China, if at the time when Genghis Khan invaded China, he was likely hated. Nowadays he is like Alexander the Great to the Greeks, despite being a conqueror he is more respected.
Re:Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found by mcguire on Monday August 14, 2017 @03:13PM (#15011736)
Re:Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found by valuearb on Monday August 14, 2017 @10:46PM (#15014945)
About 1 in 12 Chinese are direct descendants of Genghis Khan, maybe that biases the polls.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_from_Genghis_Khan

Re:Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found by vim_wannabe on Monday August 14, 2017 @12:33PM (#15009989)
To be fair there are very few countries, tribes or people that aren't "suffering the consequences" over clashes with their neighbors over the last few hundred years.