Steve points me to this story which reports that the man reported to be the first direct line descent of Genghis Khan among Europeans is not a Khan. Nevertheless, the more important point holds: the success of the Khan patrilineage seems distinctly an Asian phenomenon, showing how fickle social status for males can be across space & time....
Not a Khan after all!
Explore the success of the Khan patrilineage, revealing its distinct influence as an Asian phenomenon of social status.
Written byRazib Khan
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