DISTRICT MEMORIALS Genghis Khan Statue Sought Mongols Say Leader Is Misunderstood October 5, 2006 By Sue Anne Pressley Montes ...

His end didn't begin heroically. A guard walks down a set of stairs in front of the Genghis Khan statue at the Parliament Building of Mongolia in Ulan Bator on June 22, 2012. Mark Ralston/AFP ...

Led at first by Genghis Khan, the empire lasted from 1206 until 1368. During that time, it expanded to cover most of Eurasia, thanks to advanced technology and a massive horde of nomadic warriors.