In 1254 C.E. the Khan Organized a Drunken Debate Between Different Religious Representatives
One of the things Genghis Khan is praised for was granting universal religious freedom. Since he encouraged people to keep their own religious beliefs, he decided to organize a debate among Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists to see who would win. Of course, everyone was drinking heavily. The debate went on for multiple rounds on a variety of theological topics until the participants became so drunk that it concluded without any clear winner.
According to the book called Genghis Khan and The Making of the Modern World, “Finally, as the effects of the alcohol became stronger, the Christians gave up trying to persuade anyone with logical arguments, and resorted to singing. The Muslims, who did not sing, responded by loudly reciting the Koran in an effort to drown out the Christians, and the Buddhists retreated into silent meditation.”
