Posted on 09/02/2004 1:08:33 PM PDT by OESY
No, Owl_Eagle's pronunciation is the one true and correct pronunciation. He is a graduate of L'Universite Coulottes Fancee in Bern and is quite brilliant. When my daughter needed help in her third grade Aristotlean Pangyrrhic Dialectics class, Owl coaxed her through some rough reading and assignments and spurred her on to earning a solid B+ that others had trouble simply passing.
At Tufts, Owl majored in Classical Dental History and wrote a thesis entitled "Jinjis Khan: Man of Destiny and Bleeding Gums" in which he proved that the pain suffered by the otherwise pacifist Mongol due to his gum condition led to his episodic fits of aggression that led him to concquer much of the known world.
If any one on FR knows the proper pronunciation of Khan's name, it is certainly Owl_Eagle, Ph.D.
I believe anyone who would vote for Kerry to be president should be put in an institution or be taken out behind the shed and shot and eliminated from the gene pool.
We can NOT have a traitor and war criminal as Commander in Chief.
After the family moved to the US, they westernized the spelling and went into formalwear rental:
Looks like rintense's pooch!
"Not to be overly pedantic, but it's spelled (and pronounced) Jen-jis Khan."
Wow! I didn't know they wrote in English. :)
This book was also been well received, though it
is a travel narrative and only tangentially historical:
In the Empire of Genghis Khan: An Amazing Odyssey Through the Lands of
the Most Feared Conquerors in History, by Stanley Stewart, 2004, 266 pages
In this personal, witty account of travels across Mongolia by horse, Stewart mixes anecdote and history, capturing the warmth and spirit of the many people he encountered. He begins his journey in Istanbul, making his way by tramp steamer across the Black Sea, rattle-trap train from Volograd to Almaty, and a short hop by air to western Mongolia. From there he sets out across the steppes to Dadal, a thousand miles to the east. The book won the Thomas Cook Travel Award in 2001, the second Cook award for the British journalist and travel writer. ($14.95)
Many of you are correct that Ghengis Khan (a title) was born with the name of Temujin which means ’iron worker’ in his native language. When Temujin was born his fist was clutching a blood clot which was declared an omen that he was destined to become a heroic warrior.
This map reflects the Mongol Empire in 1227, when Genghis Khan died. His descendants expanded into Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and all of China. (Some accounts differ.)
The Museum of Mongolian History writes: In the West, Mongolia evokes the name of Chinggis Khan (also known by the Persianized spelling of his name, Genghis Khan) and his thirteenth century conquest of the most of the known world. His empire extended from the Mediterranean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, and the reputation of Chinggis' ruthless hordes of soldiers has endured until today.
Landlocked and strategically located between Russia, China, and Tibet, Mongolia has played a significant role in Inner Asian history. After the death of Chinggis, his grandson Khubilai Khan was the first ruler in the Yuan dynasty, a period of Mongol rule of China which lasted nearly one hundred years. Following the Yuan dynasty, various Mongolian khans attempted to recreate Chinggis's empire and dreamt of a new Mongolian age. In the sixteenth century, the Buddhist-based relationship between Tibet and Mongolia created by Khubilai was reestablished, giving rise to a renaissance in the arts, literature, political and religious structures of Mongolia.
Sorry about that trrriple post. I will check my machine for hiccups!
Whew! I thought this thread was going to the dogs. Arf!
I'm with Owl Eagle on this one. History Channel had a documentary on called "The Barbarians" (very good by the way) and they did a episode on Genghis Khan and every one of the talking head historians pronounced it the way Owl said.
Mmmmmm, I can smell the "Rich Corinthian Leather" from here. :)
Are you implying they're looking for revenge for taking the name in vain?
Thanks for the post. It was a good read and very informative.
Yeah. Harold sure could make history interesting.
Well, it wasn't all that bad, the dialog alone was priceless:
"Is Temujin so wanting of a woman that he will quench his fire with ice?"
"I would give thee the greeting you deserve, but I am bereft of spit!"
"I shall keep you Bortai.. and responding to my passion.. your hatred will kindle your love."
"Before that day dawns, Mongol, the vultures will have feasted on your heart!"
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