korrents

A korrentour readingWhat is a korrent?

Genghis Khan manufactured the atrocity stories told about him, deliberately releasing refugees to carry terror to the next city before his army got there.

Drawn from what Jack Weatherford said

A private bookmark. Not a position, and never counted.

What Jack Weatherford actually said

Word for word, with the source under each one. They did not write this page.

  1. Jack Weatherford

    Anthropologist and author of Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

    And when he conquered a city, he always made sure there are plenty of refugees to go to the next city because it's going to weaken them. It's going to weaken their food supply, and they're going to terrorize the people with tales of the millions of people that the Mongols killed with their steel chisel teeth and eating children and all kinds of horrible tales. Genghis Khan encouraged it.

Added to korrents 31 Jul 2025 · How quotes work · Something wrong? Tell us

Do you hold this korrent?Do you also believe this?

Sign in to record that you hold this, with a confidence number of your own.

Related korrents

Our reading — they may agree, disagree or merely touch the same thing. Closest first: a shared subject counts for most, then how near the wording is.

On the map

Loading the map… or open it on its own page

Open the map on its own page →