00:00Sixteen million men alive today, all carrying the same DNA from one warrior.
00:06That's one in every 200 men on Earth.
00:10Genghis Khan built an empire, but he also built something else, a harem of 500 women.
00:16After every conquest, he got first pick of the most beautiful captives.
00:21His empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea.
00:25His eldest son alone had 40 sons.
00:29His grandson added 30 women to his harem every year.
00:33That's insane!
00:34It wasn't just reproduction, it was social selection.
00:38Being descended from the Khan meant power, status, and access to more wives.
00:44In 2003, scientists discovered it.
00:47A Y chromosome signature spreading from the Pacific to the Caspian.
00:518% of men in that entire region.
00:54One man's empire.
00:55Still written in the genes of millions, 800 years later.
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