There have been numerous works of literature, films and other works based on the Mongolian ruler Genghis Khan and his legacy. Products and places are often named after him, a trend that has attracted some concern.[1][2]
Literature edit
- "Genghis Khan with a telegraph" is a Russian idiom which means the use of technological progress to strengthen despotism. It was first used by Alexander Herzen in 1857 and then widely used until the 1970s, sometimes modified with doomsday weaponry: "Genghis Khan with nuclear bomb", "with hydrogen bomb", "with [ballistic] rockets".[3] Compare "Upper Volta with rockets", in reference to the Soviet Union
- "The Squire's Tale", one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, is set at the court of Genghis Khan.
- Genghis Khan[4] by Vasily Yan, 1939—the first installment of an epic trilogy about the Mongol conquests and winner of a USSR state prize in 1942
- The End of Genghis, a poem by F. L. Lucas, in which the dying Khan, attended by his Khitan counsellor Yelü Chucai, looks back on his life.[5]
- The Conqueror series of novels by Conn Iggulden
- White cloud of Genghis Khan by Chingiz Aitmatov[6]
- The Private Life of Genghis Khan by Douglas Adams and Graham Chapman
- The Legend of the Condor Heroes, a Chinese wuxia novel by Jin Yong.
Films edit
- Genghis Khan, a 1950 Philippine film directed by Manuel Conde.
- The Conqueror, released in 1956 and starring John Wayne as Temüjin and Susan Hayward as Börte.
- Changez Khan, a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Kedar Kapoor, starring Sheikh Mukhtar as the emperor along with Bina Rai and Prem Nath in the lead roles.[7]
- Genghis Khan, a 1965 film starring Omar Sharif.
- Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea, also known as The Descendant of Gray Wolf, a Japanese-Mongolian film released in 2007.
- Mongol, a 2007 film directed by Sergei Bodrov, starring Tadanobu Asano as Temüjin and Chuluuny Khulan as Börte. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 80th Academy Awards.
- No Right to Die – Chinggis Khaan, a Mongolian film released in 2008.
- Genghis Khan, a Chinese film released in 2018.
Television series edit
- Genghis Khan, a 1987 Hong Kong television series produced by TVB, starring Alex Man.
- Genghis Khan, a 1987 Hong Kong television series produced by ATV, starring Tony Liu.
- Genghis Khan, a 2004 Chinese-Mongolian co-produced television series, starring Batdorj-in Baasanjab, who is a descendant of Genghis Khan's second son Chagatai.
Music edit
- Dschinghis Khan, a disco group with an eponymous song.
- "Dschinghis Khan", a 1979 disco song by the band of the same name.
Video games edit
- Genghis Khan, a 1987 computer game.
- Temüjin (video game), a 1997 computer game.
- Aoki Ōkami to Shiroki Mejika, Genghis Khan-themed Japanese game series.
References edit
- ^ "The cult of Genghis Khan". Independent.co.uk. 10 May 2005.
- ^ "Mongolian professor says Japan's name for Mongolian barbecue, 'Genghis Khan,' is disrespectful". Japan Today.
- ^ Konstantin Dushenko От «Чингисхана с телеграфом» до «Верхней Вольты с ракетами». Превращения политической метафоры
- ^ "Chengiz Khan: The Devil's Son, God's Gory Butcher". Goodreads.
- ^ Lucas, F. L., From Many Times and Lands (London, 1953), pp. 148–155
- ^ "In Ufa held the premiere of 'White Cloud of Genghis Khan' Chingiz Aitmatov". February 21, 2019.
- ^ Hervé Dumont (2009). L'Antiquité au cinéma: vérités, légendes et manipulations. Nouveau Monde. p. 242. ISBN 978-2-84736-476-7.