Genghis Khan

(or Chenghiz Khan, the conqueror from Central Asia
b. c. 1165 – d. Aug 18, 1227 )

Genghis Khan

Vivekananda said (1898), “You hear people talk of him as a vulgar aggressor but that is not true! They are never greedy or vulgar, these great souls ! He was inspired with the thought -of unity, and he wanted to unify his world.”
(Notes of some wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda by Sister Nivedita )