Warning: This story is not for the faint-hearted!

This is a story, a gory story, about the founder of the Mongol empire, who was in equal parts a military genius as well as a bloodthirsty tyrant.

Genghis Khan conquered more land in history than any other individual, and he did so on horseback! Wiping out about 11 per cent of the world's population as he went. And he did other interesting stuff too—like introducing the use of paper money, a sophisticated spy network, gunpowder, compasses and, oddly enough, trousers. He also introduced Europe and Asia to each other!

Don't you want to get all the dirt on this Khan?