In over 90 percent of the Asian men tested, the Y-chromosomes were quite diverse, indicating a multiplicity of paternal-line ancestors in their highly varied family trees. In striking contrast, 8 percent had Y-chromosomes that were virtually identical, indicating a common recent forefather.
This individual man's Y-chromosome is today found in an estimated 16 million of his male line progeny in a vast swath of Asia from Manchuria near the Sea of Japan to Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in Central Asia. That's one of every 200 males on Earth today.
Early in the last millennium, the population of the world was, speaking very roughly, 1/20 as large as it is today. Therefore, the average man alive then has 20 descendants alive today in his direct male line. In contrast, with about 16 million direct descendants, this one mega-ancestor was something like 800,000 times more successful than the average.
The co-authors wrote, "Within the last 1,000 years in this part of the world, these conditions are met by Genghis Khan (c. 1162-1227)
Dammmmnnnnnn, 16 Millon desdants, Now THATS getting around
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Admiral Valdemar wrote:WTF?! That guy singlehandedly sow the seed of Asia?!
Well, not single-handedly, per se...he had lots of help. Lots of beautiful, sexy help.
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Admiral Valdemar wrote:WTF?! That guy singlehandedly sow the seed of Asia?!
Well, not single-handedly, per se...he had lots of help. Lots of beautiful, sexy help.
I want to be a warlord.
Its great, get laid as much as you want....cause random devestation when ever you get stressed....set your own hours.....
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No kidding, I have a couple friends in my school that are descendants of Ghengis.
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I used to go to school with a guy who was the descendant of some old Chinese royal line.
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Ghengis is a fucking god (pun intended). To this day no other nation, not even the U.S.S.R. has held a larger single land mass. A prophecy said that since he was born with blood on his hands, he was destined to conquer the world. Since Asia has the most population, and so many people have that link, it may just come true one day, in a strange sort of way.
Friendly note to old-school gamers: download the Ghengis Khan II rom for SNES NOW! Great game!
...This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old...ultraviolence.
UltraViolence83 wrote:Ghengis is a fucking god (pun intended). To this day no other nation, not even the U.S.S.R. has held a larger single land mass. A prophecy said that since he was born with blood on his hands, he was destined to conquer the world. Since Asia has the most population, and so many people have that link, it may just come true one day, in a strange sort of way.
Friendly note to old-school gamers: download the Ghengis Khan II rom for SNES NOW! Great game!
However the Mongols didn't have the kind of firm central control Empires like the Soviet Union have had. They just had a huge web of people who paid tribute, but went about there day to day lives without interference.
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Sure it was a very loose empire, but I think it lasted longer than the pinkos due to its decentralized system. Example: Do whatever the hell you want, just pay us.
...This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old...ultraviolence.
Genghis Khan is also probably one of the, if not the greatest single mass-murdering despot in the last 1,000 years.
Don't give the bastard too much value.
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He was a fucking WARLORD. They are supposed to kill people. He also made a rule saying if any of his soldiers got injured in the back, that meant they were retreating, thus cowards, and were to be put to death.
...This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old...ultraviolence.
And I'm descended from Thomas Jefferson. Not that it matters...
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Finally decided to open this to read it. Yes Khan. They have a lot of history in their blood.
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16 Millon desdants, Now THATS getting around
