Ten Famous Figures Whose Graves Have Not Been Found

From the September15, 2021, ListVerse by Katie Chilton.

In 2013, the remains of England's King Richard III were found under a parking lot in Leicester, England.   Here are ten fames whose burial sites are not known.

Go to the site for pictures and much more information.  I am only giving a little information about the ones I don't know.

10.  Genghis Khan

9.  Cleopatra & Marc Antony

8.  Alexander the Great

7.  Attila the Hun

6.  Leonardo  Da Vinci

5.  Harold II, English king killed at Battle of Hastings.

4.  Queen Boudicca  Celtic queen who fought the Romans in England.

3.  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2.  Alfred the Great   British king.

1.  Nefertiti  Queen of Egypt

Well, Was It Kahn or Khan (Genghis, We Hardly Knew You)?-- Part 2

The man himself adopted the name Genghis Khan, which means oceanic ruler.  Besides war, he also brought us pants, paper money, charcoal, forks, chopped meat and national Parks.  Not a bad guy.

You can see a new exhibit on the man at the Field Museum in Chicago at 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive.  Price is $22-$29 for adults with the purchase of a Discovery or All-Access Pass.  There is even a gift shop as you exit where you can buy Genghis-themed items for keepsakes.

There are nine TVs on the walls, each with a short video on some aspect of his life such as his still-mysterious death in 1227 and his wide-spread DNA.  Johnson believes that the videos tend to downplay the interesting array of artifacts, including an era cavalry sword, a whistling arrow, a full-size, full-regalia Mongol warrior on horseback and weapons.

In addition, there are the diplomatic passports Genghis developed to ease travel across the empire and a full-size ger, the tents they lived in.

Genghis' son, Kublai Khan pretty-well frittered away the empire through overspending, two-failed attacks on Japan.

An Interesting Man.  --DaCoot

Well, Was It Kahn or Khan?-- Part 1

From the Feb. 23rd Chicago Tribune "A Genghis we hardly knew" by Steve Johnson.

I always have doubts when it comes to spelling this man's last name, unless I'm looking at it like in this article.  And then, there is always the question of which Khan or Kahn came first, Kublai or Genghis?

I don't know a real lot about each except they were from Mongolia, one invaded China and established an empire, one attacked Japan, and John Wayne makes a sad-looking Mongol.

This article in the Trib shed some light.  A new exhibit opened in Chicago's Field Museum and it shows how "the 13th-century Mongol emperor terrified opponents and won battles; the specialized arrows, some of them whistling, some flaming; the compact horse saddles and stand-up stirrups that allowed for full-range arrow firing; the cunning military strategy, including the 'feigned retreat,' that was really a double-back and reattack."

"That's the Genghis you thought you knew: warrior, plunderer, marauder, enduring symbol of empire by force."

But this exhibit also shows that not only was he a brilliant strategist and fan of new technology, but also an innovator and prudent ruler.  He based his army on merit and loyalty, not bloodlines, conscripted rather than enslaved defeated soldiers, allowed those he defeated to continue with their religions.

Though illiterate himself, he made sure that his feats were written down.

Quite the Guy.  --Cooter