Genghis Khan (1162 to 1227) gathered to his bosom many of his conquered enemies?, wives and daughters: a 2003 study revealed that about 38 million people, or 1 in 200 of the world's population, are his descendants, The founder of the Mongol Empire, the world's largest contiguous empire, he was one of history's most terrifying figures. The estimated 40 million deaths toll of the Mongol conquests he initiated, viewed as a percentage of the world?s population in his day, would be equivalent to 278 million deaths if adjusted for the 20th century. Extrapolated to the modern era, his victims would have been about four to six times greater than those of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, combined.

Following are 20 historical facts about Genghis Khan and his Mongols