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칭기즈칸 (1162-1227)
테무진은 몽골어로 철인(鐵人)이라는 뜻이라고 하며 아버지 예수게이가 전투에서 쓰러뜨린 적 부족장의 이름을 땄다고 전해진다. 손자 쿠빌라이 칸이 원나라를 개창한 이후 태조라는 묘호를 받았다. 칭기즈 칸의 유년시대는 결코 행복한 것이 아니었다. 그가 9세 때 몽골 왕족 보르지긴족의 후예인 아버지 예수게이가 그의 부족과 오랜 불화관계에 있던 타타르족에 의해 독살되었다. 아버지 예수게이 사후 테무친 가족의 행보는 기록마다 조금씩 다르나 공통적으로 부족원들이 상당수 이탈하고 주변 경쟁부족의 공격에 시달리게 된다....
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Genghis Khan (1162-1227)
Genghis Khan was the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding the Empire and being proclaimed Genghis Khan, he launched the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia, ...
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ⓢ Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex / 칭기스칸 기마동상박물관
Equestrian statue of Genghis Khan
The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, part of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex, is a 40-metre (130 ft) tall, stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback and the world's tallest equestrian statue. It is located on the bank of the Tuul River at Tsonjin Boldog, 54 km east of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, where, according to legend, he found a golden whip. The statue is symbolically pointed east towards his birthplace. It is on top of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex, a visitor centre, itself 10 metres tall, with 36 columns representing the 36 khans from Genghis to Ligdan Khan. It was designed by sculptor D. Erdenebileg and architect J. Enkhjargal and erected and opened in 2008 to honor the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Mongol Empire.
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