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Genghis Khan's descendants were known as the '''Genghisids''', and they continued to rule areas that had once been under the sway of the Mongols up to the | Genghis Khan's descendants were known as the '''Genghisids''', and they continued to rule areas that had once been under the sway of the Mongols up to the 18th century, when the last major Genghisid ruler, the Khan of Bukhara, was deposed. | ||
There were several highly prestigious figures/dynasties that claimed descent from Genghis khan; The Ottoman Turkish ruling dynasty claimed descent from Genghis Khan through his oldest son, Jochi, through one of his Muslim Tatar descendants in the Crimea. A Russian Orthodox saint, Theodore the Black, was also descended from Genghis Khan thanks to his marriage to a Christian Mongol princess. Many other Russian rulers and princes were possibly descended from Genghis Khan. | There were several highly prestigious figures/dynasties that claimed descent from Genghis khan; The Ottoman Turkish ruling dynasty claimed descent from Genghis Khan through his oldest son, Jochi, through one of his Muslim Tatar descendants in the Crimea. A Russian Orthodox saint, Theodore the Black, was also descended from Genghis Khan thanks to his marriage to a Christian Mongol princess. Many other Russian rulers and princes were possibly descended from Genghis Khan. | ||