One of Genghis Khan's direct descendants has been identified
after he discovered in his backyard a hundred-year-old document
showing his family tree, the Sunday Chongqing Morning Post
reports.
Bao Wenguang, says the document, written in Mongolian and
Manchurian Mandarin, proves he is a direct descendant of the
legendary warrior who united Mongolia eight centuries ago and ruled
an empire that stretched from Southeast Asia to Central Europe.
The document was found in 2002 when his mother was tidying up
the courtyard in the family's ancestral home, but Bao only recently
made the find publicly known.
The "Bao family tree," is 6 meters long, 1.45 meters wide and
together with other documents covers a period of more than 200
years. The collection of family records fills in a number of
historical gaps, making it a significant find for scholars, experts
say.
(Xinhua News Agency February 26, 2007)