A BBC article explains that after Genghis’ death he was “buried in secret.” His grieving army carried his body home, killing anyone they met “to hide the route.” Then, once the Khan’s body was finally laid to rest, 1,000 horses were marched over his grave to destroy any remaining traces. And then all of those horsemen were killed when they returned. This plan worked, apparently. For over the 800 years since Genghis Khan ’s death not one of the thousands of researchers who have looked for his lost tomb have unearthed so much as a horseshoe. In the almost 800 years since his death, no one has yet discovered the tomb of Genghis Khan, but not for want of trying. (