Kato said an ancient Chinese text says a baby camel was buried at the grave in front of her mother so the parent could lead Khan's family to the tomb when needed.

According to legend, in order to keep it secret, his huge burial party killed anyone who saw them en route to it then servants and soldiers who attended the funeral were massacred. Genghis Khan's grave site is one of archaeology's enduring mysteries. (AP Photo/The Japan-Mongolia Joint Research Team, HO) **CREDIT MANDATORY** With Tadanobu Asano, Honglei Sun, Khulan Chuluun, Aliya. Shinpei Kato, professor emeritus at Tokyo's Kokugakuin University, who led the excavation team to unearth the site of Genghis Khan's palace and the mausoleum, believes the long-sought grave of the medieval warrior is somewhere nearby the complex his team found on a grassy steppe, 250 kilometers (150 miles) east of the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator. An overview of how the Mongol Empire, founded by Genghis Khan in 1206, eventually becomes the largest contiguous empire in world history before splitting formally into the Yuan Dynasty, Golden Horde, Chagatai Khanate and Ilkhanate. Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan: Directed by Sergei Bodrov. In the Mongolian folk religion, Genghis Khan is considered one of the embodiments, if not the main embodiment, of the Tenger. 1st Gen Temujin, the Future Genghis Khan, is Born He was the second son to Mongol war chief Yesugei Baghatur and first son of Hoelun, Yesugeis second wife, who was abducted from the Olkhunut tribe. 2004 photo released by the Japan-Mongolia Joint Research Team. At its greatest extent, it covered some 9 million square miles of territory, making it the largest contiguous land empire in history. It extended from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube River and the Persian Gulf. Fragments of a China's highly admired Jingdezhen white porcelain bowl with dragon patterns unearthed from the foundation of a mausoleum of 13th century Mongolian warrior Genghis Khan are shown in this Aug. The Mongol empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206.

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