TY - JOUR
T1 - Genghis Khan's death (AD 1227) : an unsolvable riddle or simply a pandemic disease?
AU - You, Wenpeng
AU - Galassi, Francesco M.
AU - Varotto, Elena
AU - Henneberg, Maciej
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The article examines Genghis Khan's death from the historico-medical perspective. Although several etiologies have been proposed over the years, most of these at a closer look appear to be later inventions by historians. A reassessment of the available evidence suggests instead bubonic plague as the most likely clinical scenario. Genghis Khan's death is also a reflection on the impact of pandemic diseases on leadership in ancient times as well as nowadays.
AB - The article examines Genghis Khan's death from the historico-medical perspective. Although several etiologies have been proposed over the years, most of these at a closer look appear to be later inventions by historians. A reassessment of the available evidence suggests instead bubonic plague as the most likely clinical scenario. Genghis Khan's death is also a reflection on the impact of pandemic diseases on leadership in ancient times as well as nowadays.
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/1959.7/uws:75895
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.12.089
DO - 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.12.089
M3 - Article
SN - 1201-9712
VL - 104
SP - 347
EP - 348
JO - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
ER -
