Scientists made this discovery after excavating the grave of the Mongol queen - a relative of the great conqueror
Scientists know very little about the origin of Genghis Khan - the creator of the most powerful empire of all times and peoples. The place of his burial has not been found so far. After Genghis Khan, members of the imperial family were buried in secret necropolises, and none of these burials were known to archaeologists. Only in 2004, scientists opened the burial of 4 men and 3 women in Tavan Tolgoi (Eastern Mongolia) and for the first time discovered evidence that the remains of representatives of the "golden family" of Chingizids fell into their hands.
This was indicated by gold rings with an engraving of a falcon - this is a symbol of the Borjigin clan, to which Genghis Khan himself belonged. In addition, the very high status of the burial was evidenced by gold earrings with a characteristic heraldic ornament - they were worn in the left ear by men belonging to the highest Mongol aristocracy. The valuable tree (cinnamon), from which the coffin for one of the men was made, grows only in the jungles of Southeast Asia, which means it was brought to Tavan Tolgoi thousands of kilometers away! Using the radiocarbon method, scientists have determined that the burials were made between 1130 and 1250, when Genghis Khan was in power (he died on August 25, 1227 at the age of 72).
All this time, there was a thorough study of the skeletons found in the graves. As a result, scientists came to the conclusion that 5 out of 7 people belong to the Genghis Khan family. One of the women is apparently the Mongolian queen, the three men who died at the age of about 30 were her sons - perhaps the grandchildren or great-grandchildren of Genghis Khan.
According to anthropological characteristics, they all belonged to the Mongoloid type. However, the queen stood out in the article: archaeologists found that her height was 170 cm (10 centimeters higher than the average for a woman of that era), and her weight was estimated at 78.1 kg. But the most interesting thing is that the representatives of the "golden family" in the male line turned out to be carriers of the haplogroup R1b-M343. And this clearly indicates an admixture of European blood - since this haplogroup is common among the inhabitants of Western Europe and the peoples inhabiting the territory of the South Urals.
On this basis, scientists conclude that the ancestors of Genghis Khan were Europeans who migrated to the territory of Mongolia, and then assimilated as a result of a series of marriages with Mongolian women.
This hypothesis can only be confirmed by discovering the burial of Genghis Khan himself. The most curious thing is that his grave may be located on the territory of Russia. After his death, the body of the great khan was taken to the place where he was born and raised. This is the Delyun-Boldok tract on the banks of the Onon River. According to one version, today this is a territory near the village of Kunkur in the Aginsky Buryat District of the Trans-Baikal Territory.
According to legend, the soldiers who accompanied the funeral procession destroyed everyone they met in order to keep the place of their leader's last refuge a secret. Then they finished with the slaves who buried the khan, and then they themselves became victims of reprisals. This brutal method ensured the integrity of Genghis Khan's remains for many hundreds of years.
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Yaroslav KOROBATOV