In the early 1990s the memory of Genghis Khan with the Mongolian national identity has had a powerful revival partly because of his perception during the Mongolian People's Republic period. Genghis Khan became one of the central figures of the national identity. He is looked upon positively by Mongolians for his role in uniting warring tribes. For example, it is not uncommon for Mongolians to refer to their country as "Genghis Khan's Mongolia", to themselves as "Genghis Khan's children", and to Genghis Khan as the "father of the Mongols" especially among the younger generation. However, there is a chasm in the perception of his brutality. Mongolians maintain that the historical records written by non-Mongolians are unfairly biased against Genghis Khan and that his butchery is exaggerated, while his positive role is underrated.
What recent decade saw brightening of the perception of Genghis Khan in Mongolia? What is the key accomplishment of Genghis Khan that modern Mongolians celebrate? How do Mongolians sometime describe their relationship to Genghis Khan? What do some Mongolians feel non-Mongolian historians exaggerate about Genghis Khan? What is the general perception of non-Mongolian histories of Genghis Khan by Mongolians themselves?