#genghiskhan

This exhibition in Leeds was quite interesting. Nice to see that the vast majority of exhibits were from museums in Mongolia rather than from scattered museums across the world. Learned a lot about Chinggis Khan (his less anglicised name)and the important role of the “primary” wives in governing and policies. The exhibition focussed a lot on how benevolent and modernising he might have been and barely touched on how brutal his acquisition of territory must have actually been. I had to do some further research after the exhibition to answer some of the questions the exhibits raised in my mind but failed to answer but it’s still worth a visit https://royalarmouries.org/leeds/whats-on/genghis-khan #leeds #genghiskhan

The largest empire in history wasn’t built on weapons, but on a hidden food strategy. Genghis Khan’s army had no supply chains. They survived on high-protein, ultra-portable rations. This allowed them to move faster than their enemies.  #History #FoodHistory #GenghisKhan #Mongols #Foodculture https://flip.it/K-vaz9 #FoodCulture