Genghis Khan understood the bitterness and economic strain that slavery created. He’d also been a slave himself during his teenage years, when he and his wife Börte were captured by a rival clan.

Lately, Genghis Khan's reputation has been improving, thanks to a deeper look since 1990 at Mongol history, when the country's communist regime collapsed. But to Mongolians, ...

Genghis Khan’s loyal warriors were rewarded for their fealty and became the most successful army of their time. (Learn about the quest to find Genghis Khan’s lost tomb.)Technology and climate ...