ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, April 11 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) – The government of Mongolia has decided to establish an independent institute for Genghis Khan research, local media reported today (Thursday), citing the government’s press office.
The new institute will also help create a favourable environment for foreign scholars and researchers, to conduct research in Mongolia, the reports said.
The decision is also part of the government’s efforts to develop heritage tourism, the government’s press office said, in a statement.
By establishing the institute, it is possible to make the Genghis Khan studies as an independent branch of Mongolian studies, the statement said.
Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founded the Mongol Empire, in the 13th century, by uniting individual tribes in North-east Asia.– NNN-MONGOLIA WEB
