Case file · Folklore / legend
The hidden tomb of Chinggis Khan
Chinggis Khan died in 1227 and was buried in secret, traditionally near the sacred mountain Burkhan Khaldun; tales say all witnesses were killed and horses trampled the grave.
1227 CE · 48.76, 108.71 · status: legend
The sceptical view
Expeditions using satellite imagery have not found it; Mongolian tradition opposes disturbing it.