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| | Genghis Khan a Prolific Lover, DNA Data Implies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03) |
 | | Genghis Khan, the fearsome Mongolian warrior of the 13th century, may have done more than rule the largest empire in the world; according to a recently published genetic study, he may have helped populate it too. |
 | | Documents written during or just after Khan's reign say that after a conquest, looting, pillaging, and rape were the spoils of war for all soldiers, but that Khan got first pick of the beautiful women. |
 | | His grandson, Kubilai Khan, who established the Yuan Dynasty in China, had 22 legitimate sons, and was reported to have added 30 virgins to his harem each year. |
| news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2003/02/0214_030214_genghis.html (717 words) |
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