Studies of chroniclers and physicians from the time shows evidence of outbreaks in places including Syria, Iraq and Egypt in the years following the Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258.

His recent admission that he likes Genghis Khan shouldn't come as a surprise. The legendary Mongol was one of the biggest conquerors who fathered hundreds of kids, and is said to have his DNA in 16 ...

The Tesla founder has been dubbed a “modern-day Genghis Khan” — the 12th-century Mongol conqueror who is said to have fathered hundreds of children during his reign — ever since his ...

Thirteen-times-a-dad Elon Musk has wryly embraced comparisons to Genghis Khan, the Mongol warlord who is estimated to be an ancestor of one in every 200 humans alive today. Musk posted on his social ...