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Had a book assigned for history class that totally and forever changed my understanding of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World I think it’s called.
Dude and his empire basically singlehandedly spread the written word, religious freedom, and lots of other ideas we generally consider good today. Not saying he didn’t kill a lot, because he did, but his historical impact is much more complex than “barbarian invader kills a bunch of people”
I think most people objecting to it are primarily objecting on moral grounds, not legal ones.