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There have been numerous works of literature, films and other works based on the Mongolian ruler Genghis Khan and his legacy. Products and places are often named after him, a trend that has attracted some concern.^[1]^[2]

Literature[edit]

"Genghis Khan with a telegraph" is a Russian idiom which means the use of technological progress to strengthen despotism. It was first used by Alexander Herzen in 1857 and then widely used until the 1970s, sometimes modified with doomsday weaponry: "Genghis Khan with nuclear bomb", "with hydrogen bomb", "with [ballistic] rockets".^[3] Compare "Upper Volta with rockets", in reference to the Soviet Union.
"The Squire's Tale", one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, is set at the court of Genghis Khan.
Zingis, a 1768 tragedy by the British writer Alexander Dow set during the reign of Tamerlane.
Mongol invasion (trilogy) [ru],^[4] a 1939 epic trilogy by Vasily Yan and winner of a USSR state prize in 1942.
The End of Genghis, a 1953 poem by F. L. Lucas, in which the dying Khan, attended by his Khitan counsellor Yelü Chucai, looks back on his life.^[5]
The Legend of the Condor Heroes, a 1957 Chinese wuxia novel by Jin Yong
The Private Life of Genghis Khan, a short story based on the 1975 TV show pilot Out of the Trees by Douglas Adams and Graham Chapman.
White Cloud of Genghis Khan, a novella originally published together with the 1980 novel The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years by Chingiz Aitmatov^[6]
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, a popular 2004 history book by Jack Weatherford
The Conqueror, a series of historical fiction novels by Conn Iggulden published 2007-2011.

Films[edit]

Genghis Khan, a 1950 Philippine film directed by Manuel Conde.
The Conqueror, released in 1956 and starring John Wayne as Temüjin and Susan Hayward as Börte.
Changez Khan, a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Kedar Kapoor, starring Sheikh Mukhtar as the emperor along with Bina Rai and Prem Nath in the lead roles.^[7]
Changez Khan, a 1958 Pakistani historical film directed by Rafiq Sarhadi. It was based on Naseem Hijazi's novel Akhari Chattan.
Genghis Khan, a 1965 film starring Omar Sharif.
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea, also known as The Descendant of Gray Wolf, a Japanese-Mongolian film released in 2007.
Mongol, a 2007 film directed by Sergei Bodrov, starring Tadanobu Asano as Temüjin and Chuluuny Khulan as Börte. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 80th Academy Awards.
No Right to Die – Chinggis Khaan, a Mongolian film released in 2008.
Genghis Khan, a Chinese film released in 2018.

Television series[edit]

Genghis Khan, a 1987 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB, starring Alex Man.
Genghis Khan, a 1987 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV, starring Tony Liu.
Genghis Khan, a 2004 Chinese-Mongolian co-produced television series, starring Batdorj-in Baasanjab, a descendant of Genghis Khan's second son Chagatai.

Music[edit]

Dschinghis Khan, a disco group with an eponymous song.
"Dschinghis Khan", a 1979 disco song by the band of the same name.

Video games[edit]

Genghis Khan, a Genghis Khan-themed Japanese game series from 1987.
Temüjin (video game), a 1997 computer game.
Genghis Khan (video game), Genghis Khan-themed Japanese game series.
Genghis Khan is a frequently used leader representing the Mongols in the Civilization series.
Age of Empires II, a 1999 real-time strategy video game features a Mongol conquests campaign with Genghis Khan as a playable character.

Other uses[edit]

Jingisukan, a Japanese dish of grilled mutton, named after the emperor

References[edit]

^ "The cult of Genghis Khan". Independent.co.uk. 10 May 2005.
^ "Mongolian professor says Japan's name for Mongolian barbecue, 'Genghis Khan,' is disrespectful". Japan Today.
^ Konstantin Dushenko От «Чингисхана с телеграфом» до «Верхней Вольты с ракетами». Превращения политической метафоры
^ "Chengiz Khan: The Devil's Son, God's Gory Butcher". Goodreads.
^ Lucas, F. L., From Many Times and Lands (London, 1953), pp. 148–155
^ "In Ufa held the premiere of 'White Cloud of Genghis Khan' Chingiz Aitmatov". February 21, 2019.
^ Hervé Dumont (2009). L'Antiquité au cinéma: vérités, légendes et manipulations. Nouveau Monde. p. 242. ISBN 978-2-84736-476-7.

[1] "The cult of Genghis Khan". Independent.co.uk. 10 May 2005.

[2] "Mongolian professor says Japan's name for Mongolian barbecue, 'Genghis Khan,' is disrespectful". Japan Today.

[Dushenko-3] Konstantin Dushenko От «Чингисхана с телеграфом» до «Верхней Вольты с ракетами». Превращения политической метафоры

[4] "Chengiz Khan: The Devil's Son, God's Gory Butcher". Goodreads.

[5] Lucas, F. L., From Many Times and Lands (London, 1953), pp. 148–155

[6] "In Ufa held the premiere of 'White Cloud of Genghis Khan' Chingiz Aitmatov". February 21, 2019.

[7] Hervé Dumont (2009). L'Antiquité au cinéma: vérités, légendes et manipulations. Nouveau Monde. p. 242. ISBN 978-2-84736-476-7.

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-There have been numerous works of [[literature]], [[films]] and other works based on the Mongolian ruler [[Genghis Khan]] and his legacy.
+There have been numerous works of [[literature]], [[films]] and other works based on the Mongolian ruler [[Genghis Khan]] and his legacy. Products and places are often named after him, a trend that has attracted some concern.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-cult-of-genghis-khan-490264.html |title=The cult of Genghis Khan |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=10 May 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/mongolian-professor-says-japan%E2%80%99s-name-for-mongolian-barbecue-%27genghis-khan-%27-is-disrespectful|title=Mongolian professor says Japan's name for Mongolian barbecue, 'Genghis Khan,' is disrespectful|website=Japan Today}}</ref>
 ==Literature==
+* "Genghis Khan with a [[telegraph]]" is a Russian idiom which means the use of technological progress to strengthen despotism. It was first used by [[Alexander Herzen]] in 1857 and then widely used until the 1970s, sometimes modified with doomsday weaponry: "Genghis Khan with nuclear bomb", "with hydrogen bomb", "with [ballistic] rockets".<ref name=Dushenko>''[[Konstantin Dushenko]]'' [https://globalaffairs.ru/articles/chingishan-s-telegrafom/#_ftnref17 От «Чингисхана с телеграфом» до «Верхней Вольты с ракетами».] [https://globalaffairs.ru/articles/chingishan-s-telegrafom/#_ftnref17 Превращения политической метафоры]</ref> Compare "[[Upper Volta with rockets]]", in reference to the Soviet Union.
 * "[[The Squire's Tale]]", one of ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' by [[Geoffrey Chaucer]], is set at the court of Genghis Khan.
+* ''[[Zingis (play)|Zingis]]'', a 1768 [[tragedy]] by the British writer [[Alexander Dow]] set during the reign of [[Tamerlane]].
-* ''Genghis Khan''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/13482151--|title=Chengiz Khan: The Devil's Son, God's Gory Butcher|website=Goodreads}}</ref> by [[Vasily Yan]], 1939—the first installment of an epic trilogy about the Mongol conquests and winner of a [[USSR]] state prize in 1942
+* ''{{Ill|Mongol invasion (trilogy)|ru|Нашествие монголов (трилогия)}}'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/13482151--|title=Chengiz Khan: The Devil's Son, God's Gory Butcher|website=Goodreads}}</ref> a 1939 epic trilogy by [[Vasily Yan]] and winner of a [[USSR]] state prize in 1942.
-* ''The End of Genghis'', a poem by [[F. L. Lucas]], in which the dying Khan, attended by his [[Khitan people|Khitan]] counsellor [[Yelü Chucai]], looks back on his life.<ref>Lucas, F. L., ''From Many Times and Lands'' (London, 1953), pp. 148–155</ref>
+* ''The End of Genghis'', a 1953 poem by [[F. L. Lucas]], in which the dying Khan, attended by his [[Khitan people|Khitan]] counsellor [[Yelü Chucai]], looks back on his life.<ref>Lucas, F. L., ''From Many Times and Lands'' (London, 1953), pp. 148–155</ref>
-* ''[[Conqueror (novel series)|The Conqueror]]'' series of novels by [[Conn Iggulden]]
+* ''[[The Legend of the Condor Heroes]]'', a 1957 Chinese [[wuxia]] novel by [[Jin Yong]]
-* ''White cloud of Genghis Khan'' by [[Chingiz Aitmatov]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kulturarb.ru/en/news/v-ufe-sostoyalas-premera-spektaklya-beloe-oblako-chingishana-chingiza-ajtmatova|title=In Ufa held the premiere of 'White Cloud of Genghis Khan' Chingiz Aitmatov|date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>
-* ''[[The Private Life of Genghis Khan]]'' by [[Douglas Adams]] and [[Graham Chapman]]
+* ''[[The Private Life of Genghis Khan]]'', a short story based on the 1975 TV show pilot ''[[Out of the Trees]]'' by [[Douglas Adams]] and [[Graham Chapman]].
+* ''White Cloud of Genghis Khan'', a novella originally published together with the 1980 novel ''[[The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years]]'' by [[Chingiz Aitmatov]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kulturarb.ru/en/news/v-ufe-sostoyalas-premera-spektaklya-beloe-oblako-chingishana-chingiza-ajtmatova|title=In Ufa held the premiere of 'White Cloud of Genghis Khan' Chingiz Aitmatov|date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>
+* ''[[Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World]]'', a popular 2004 history book by [[Jack Weatherford]]
+* ''[[Conqueror (novel series)|The Conqueror]]'', a series of historical fiction novels by [[Conn Iggulden]] published 2007-2011.
 ==Films==
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 * ''[[The Conqueror (1956 film)|The Conqueror]]'', released in 1956 and starring [[John Wayne]] as Temüjin and [[Susan Hayward]] as Börte.
 * ''Changez Khan'', a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Kedar Kapoor, starring [[Sheikh Mukhtar]] as the emperor along with [[Bina Rai]] and [[Prem Nath]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite book|author=Hervé Dumont|title=L'Antiquité au cinéma: vérités, légendes et manipulations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ke0nAQAAIAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Nouveau Monde|isbn=978-2-84736-476-7|page=242}}</ref>
+* ''[[Changez Khan]]'', a 1958 Pakistani [[Historical film|historical]] film directed by Rafiq Sarhadi. It was based on [[Naseem Hijazi]]'s novel ''[[Akhari Chattan]]''.
 * ''[[Genghis Khan (1965 film)|Genghis Khan]]'', a 1965 film starring [[Omar Sharif]].
 * ''[[Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea]]'', also known as ''The Descendant of Gray Wolf'', a Japanese-Mongolian film released in 2007.
-* ''[[Mongol (film)|Mongol]]'', a 2007 film directed by [[Sergei Bodrov]], starring [[Tadanobu Asano]]. ([[Academy Award]] nominee for Best Foreign Language Film).
+* ''[[Mongol (film)|Mongol]]'', a 2007 film directed by [[Sergei Bodrov]], starring [[Tadanobu Asano]] as Temüjin and [[Chuluuny Khulan]] as Börte. It was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]] at the [[80th Academy Awards]].
 * ''[[No Right to Die – Chinggis Khaan]]'', a Mongolian film released in 2008.
 * ''[[Genghis Khan&nbsp;(2018 film)|Genghis Khan]]'', a Chinese film released in 2018.
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 * ''[[Genghis Khan (TVB TV series)|Genghis Khan]]'', a 1987 Hong Kong television series produced by [[Television Broadcasts Limited|TVB]], starring [[Alex Man]].
 * ''[[Genghis Khan (ATV TV series)|Genghis Khan]]'', a 1987 Hong Kong television series produced by [[Asia Television|ATV]], starring [[Tony Liu]].
-* ''[[Genghis Khan (2004 TV series)|Genghis Khan]]'', a 2004 Chinese-Mongolian co-produced television series, starring '''[[Batdorj-in Baasanjab]]''', who is a descendant of Genghis Khan's second son [[Chagatai Khan|Chagatai]].
+* ''[[Genghis Khan (2004 TV series)|Genghis Khan]]'', a 2004 Chinese-Mongolian co-produced television series, starring [[Batdorj-in Baasanjab]], a descendant of Genghis Khan's second son [[Chagatai Khan|Chagatai]].
+== Music ==
+* [[Dschinghis Khan]], a disco group with an eponymous song.
+* "[[Dschinghis Khan (song)|Dschinghis Khan]]", a 1979 disco song by the band of the same name.
 ==Video games==
+* ''[[Genghis_Khan_(video_game)|Genghis Khan]]'', a Genghis Khan-themed Japanese game series from 1987.
 * ''[[Temüjin (video game)]]'', a 1997 computer game.
-* ''[[Aoki Ōkami to Shiroki Mejika]]'', Genghis Khan-themed Japanese game series.
+* ''[[Genghis Khan (video game)]]'', Genghis Khan-themed Japanese game series.
+* Genghis Khan is a frequently used leader representing the Mongols in the ''[[Civilization (series)|Civilization]]'' series.
+* [[Age of Empires II]], a 1999 real-time strategy video game features a Mongol conquests campaign with Genghis Khan as a playable character.
+== Other uses ==
+* [[Jingisukan]], a Japanese dish of grilled mutton, named after the emperor
+== See also ==
+* [[Temujin (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Genghis (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Genghis Khan (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Chinggis (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Dschinghis Khan (disambiguation)|Dschinghis Khan]], German form
+* [[Cengiz]], in Turkish form
+* [[Changezi]], Urdu/Hindi form
+* [[Changizi]], Persian form
 ==References==