Was Subutai, Genghis Khan’s Greatest General, Overweight?

Debunking a popular myth about one of history’s finest military minds

A medieval painting of the 1241 Battle of Mohi between the Hungarians and Mongols. The battle was one of Subutai’s finest victories. Image source: Wikimedia.

One of the most influential books about the Mongol Empire in the 21st century is “Genghis Khan and Making of the Modern World” by Jack Weatherford. The work is a page-turner, which isn’t typical of a history book. This explains why it became a New York…