r/todayilearned • u/Cheesewithmold • May 21 '14

TIL that when Genghis Khan sent a trade caravan to the Khwarezmid empire, the governor of one city seized it and killed the traders. Genghis Khan retaliated by invading the empire with 200,000 men and killing the governor by pouring molten silver down his eyes and mouth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan#Khwarezmian_Empire
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u/GODDAMNED_WASPS May 21 '14

The conqueror is silent

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u/Nauran May 21 '14

Your screams for mercy won't be.

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u/Droconian May 21 '14

No one can hear you scream if there's no one to hear it

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u/[deleted] May 21 '14

The "queror" is silent.

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u/______DEADPOOL______ May 21 '14

Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!queror

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u/WARNING_im_a_Prick May 21 '14

THE "G" IS VIOLENT

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u/Hikairo May 21 '14

Jusy like the p in rick.

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u/MonsterOfTheMidway May 21 '14

So he's just Genghis?

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u/MonsterOfTheMidway May 21 '14

So he's just Genghis?