Although it is officially believed that the great conqueror Genghis Khan had only 3 sons, there is an opinion about his extraordinary fertility. So, according to some Persian chronicles, the founder of the Golden Horde had more than 2,000 children. Such claims are usually brushed aside by serious historians as completely implausible. However, now, perhaps, they will have to abandon the established opinion.
English, Italian, Chinese and Uzbek geneticists conducted a unique study. They collected data on the genetic set of 2,000 people living in different countries of Eurasia, and found that 8% of men have "Y" - the chromosome is identical to that of the great khan. In other words, today about 16 million people live on the planet, whose direct ancestor was Genghis Khan, that is, he is the progenitor of every two hundredth person on Earth.
Through simple calculations, scientists have figured out even more amazing things. Since the life of the red-bearded leader of the Mongols, 283 generations have been born. In order for 16 million descendants to live in the world today, the khan had to work hard. As you know, he lived for 65 years, and if we consider that he acquired the ability to reproduce at the age of 15, then he had 18 250 days for alcove pleasures, which resulted in the birth of 3500 children. The figure is truly fantastic! So, have genetics got it wrong? This could be so, if not for one circumstance. People with the same “Y” chromosome, like that of Genghis Khan, are not found in Western Europe, but live exclusively in China, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Turkestan and Russia, just in those countries that were conquered by the great conqueror and where he is visited with his army. So, most likely Genghis Khan really is their ancestor. But the most surprising thing is how the red-bearded Mongolian ruler found time for his campaigns and state activities with such a high employment in bed?