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[edit] Descendent of Genghis Khan?

This article claims Mohammed Alim Khan was a descendent of Genghis Khan. However, on the Emirate of Bukhara page it says:

It was created after the Khanate of Bukhara was conquered by Nadir Shah and was ruled by emirs of Manghit dynasty. As they were not descended from Genghis Khan, they took the lesser title of "emir."

Since Mohammed Alim Khan was a member of the Manghit dynasty, this seems to be a contradiction! Who's right? --Jfruh (talk) 01:22, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

It looks like an anonymous user just deleted that second sentence. I'll assume good faith and, not knowing anything about he subject at hand, not revert. My answer to your actual question, while speculative, is that MAK was a direct descendent of Genghis Khan (keeping in mind that he is of the last dynasty of the Emirate, while the portion of the Emirate page you quoted refers to its first). The article also makes mention of MAK assuming the title of caliph, and being the only Bukharan ruler to do so. Sound good? --BDD 23:31, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Er, please read the quoted bit again. It specifically says the Manghit dynasty took the title of emir because they weren't descendents of Genghis Khan. And the first sentence of this article says: "Emir Mohammed Alim Khan (1880–1944) was the last emir of the Manghit dynasty"-- same family.

I suppose it's possible that at some point a descendent of Genghis married into the Manghits. The Manghit page is very stubby. --Jfruh (talk) 00:23, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photo

>>> The photo does not seem to be so old. May be it is of somebody dressed up as the Khan. >>>

Definitely doesn't look like an image from early 20th century, this should be made clear!

But it is, as the caption says, "Alim Khan photographed by Prokudin-Gorskii in 1911.". See the PG page for more info on these photos. BTW, how did you arrive here? I would have thought it's from the PoTD (Picture of the day) link. But if you read the PoTD it makes all this clear Nil Einne 15:07, 16 November 2006 (UTC)