Why is Genghis Khan statue?

A bronze sculpture of Mongolian warrior Genghis Khan has been unveiled at Marble Arch in central London. The artist, who had an interest in the nomadic tribes of Mongolia, wanted to honour the warrior on the 850th anniversary of his birth.

Did Genghis Khan have an army?

In July 1219, Genghis Khan and the main body of the Mongol army left the Irtish River. He divided his force into four separate armies of four or five toumans each. Two of these armies, commanded by Juji and Jebe, were sent south to the upper Amu Darya River.

What is the Genghis Khan statue made out of?

Stainless steel
Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex/Materials

At forty meters high, it is the world’s largest equestrian statue and stands more than double the height of the previous record holder in Uruguay. Made from two hundred and fifty tons of stainless steel, it reputedly cost $4.1 million to construct.

How tall is the equestrian statue of Genghis Khan?

The Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, part of the Genghis Khan Statue Complex is a 131-foot (40 m) tall, stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback, on the bank of the Tuul River at Tsonjin Boldog (54 km (33.55 mi) east of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar ), where according to legend, he found a golden whip.

What was the size of Genghis Khan’s army?

Genghis Khan’s army, at the time of his coronation in 1206, was 95,000. It is telling that as related by Stephen Turnbull’s Mongol Warrior, there was no term in the Mongol language for “soldier” since it was a part of every man’s being. The most important thing to Genghis Khan was victory.

Where is Chinggis Khaan statue in Ulaanbaatar?

Chinggis Khaan Statute complex is situated 54 km from Ulaanbaatar City, with the view of beautiful natural scenery on the bank of the Tuul River, a historical place where Chinggis khan’s golden whip was found. Today, for a memory of the man of the…more.

When did Genghis Khan die and where was he buried?

Genghis Khan and his immediate successors conquered nearly all of Asia and European Russia, and sent armies as far afield as central Europe and Southeast Asia. Genghis Khan died in 1227 and was buried in an unmarked grave at an unknown location somewhere in Mongolia.