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| How I am related to Genghis Khan |
| 2006-05-31 |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #6 Can I get my "Coat of Arms"? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-31 19:41 |
| #5 It's not even about idiot science, wxjames, it's about any idiot with £195: "Any man who is interested in finding out whether he is descended from Genghis Khan can be tested by Oxford Ancestors for £195." |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-05-31 19:34 |
| #4 The last of Genghis's descendents who had power were the Moghul emperors of India, who claimed descent from Timur (Tamerlane) who was a descendent of Genghis. The last one, Bahadur Shah, was exiled by the British to Burma. His direct male descendent, erstwhile heir to the title of Padshah-i-Hind, who considered themselves Caliphs, equal in stature to the Ottoman Sultans or the Persian Shah-e-Shahs, was last seen working as a cook in somebody's kitchen in Delhi. A distant relative took pity on him and carried him to the UAE. Dunno if he is still working in a kitchen. |
| Posted by: john 2006-05-31 17:53 |
| #3 This is idiot science. That is unless Genghis was the first to have the 'Y' chromisone(sp) in question. And how could that be ? Did he have no brothers, no father, uncles, no males at all preceeding him in this chromisone chain ? Idiot science. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-05-31 11:46 |
| #2 2% would be way too much, that would be, what?, 120 millions (my maths suck). This here RB article sez 16 millions, pretty impressive anyway. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-05-31 10:22 |
| #1 I remember seeing somewhere that about 2% of the men in the world are his descendants. The part in the article about the mild-mannered accountant reminded me of the opening chapter of "Hitchhiker's Guide..." ;) |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2006-05-31 10:14 |