#untalented-sackman

R.I.P. Untalented-sackman, shot down in the line of duty... Duty to the truth.

is this a legitimate historical fact or a goof

it was gossiped about wrt Caesar’s first wife Pompeia which resulted in him divorcing her even though the rumors were probably false he didnt want the potential damage to his reputation

with Genghis Khan there’s a very good chance that his oldest son Jochi was sired while Genghis’ wife Borte was in the captivity of the rival Merkit tribe. Genghis was actually a kinda cool dude about it because he said that no matter what he saw Jochi as his son but it still caused friction especially with Genghis later sons (who were all much younger than Jochi as well) over issues of inheritance and was one the reasons why the ‘compromise’ of splitting the Mongol realm amongst his sons was chosen to avoid conflict between Jochi and the second oldest son Chagatai. Jochi’s heirs and Chagatai were given their own realms and it was the third son Ogedei who was chosen to inherit the title of “Great Khan”

with Tamerlane it was just an insult that Sultan Bayezid I used against him when they were exchanging incredibly insulting letters with one another. Tamerlane eventually defeated and captured Bayezid after the Battle of Ankara and allegedly used him as a foot-stool during the victory feast and also allegedly kept him inside of a giant bird cage as an ornament until he died.