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Now, nearly 800 years later, a Chicago lawyer with a penchant for history is leading an expedition to Mongolia in order to retrace Khan's footsteps and locate his secret tomb.

According to the Associated Press, attorney Maury Kravitz, 67, has spent years researching Khan's life. But even if he does locate Khan's tomb, which is reputed to contain quite a booty (and I don't mean Genghis'), the Mongolian government has said it won't allow excavation. Disturbing the remains of the deceased is taboo in Mongolia, where many believe souls of the dead might be destroyed if their bodies are unearthed.

Kravitz, however, is not deterred. He says he will carry out his $1.2 million quest to find Khan's birthplace and burial site, plus the site at which the leader was proclaimed "Genghis Khan the Khan of Khans." If he is allowed, he admitted that he'd like to do a little digging, too.

Will the Lawyer of Lawyers destroy the Khan of Khan's soul? Only time will tell.
salon.com | Feb. 28, 2000

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