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When Ghengis Khan attacked Bukhara, he claimed to be the Scourge of God, punishing the people for their sins. Was this his own belief, was it the belief of the Bukharans or was this simply a quote falsely given to him afterwards?

by /u/Suboutai in /r/AskHistorians

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