> To honor the Khan’s wish of secrecy — we are entering deep into the territory of legend here — 2,000 people who attended the Khan’s funeral were slaughtered by his army. The army was then killed by the Khan’s escort. The escort then killed anyone that crossed their path, in order to conceal where Genghis was buried. Finally, when they reached their destination, the remaining survivors committed suicide.
I wonder which definition of "army" and "escort" this legend is using. Unless there was trickery involved (or it was done willingly) it stands to reason that an honor guard or escort cannot murder a whole army.
That seems a bit over the top.