YEAH, BUT THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN DEAD FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS (THE COWARD):  Actually I find they’re giving him credit for much that I believe was ultimately done by Italians (global trading routes, etc.)  Also, for the record, the places he conquered have a certain legacy of  dysfunctional polity. But, eh. Maybe THAT’s what they mean by father of globalization? Genghis Khan — The Father of Globalization?