The 18th-century English historian Edward Gibbon commented on the Mongols' religious tolerance and went as far as to compare the "religious laws" of Genghis Khan to equivalent ideas propounded by the Enlightenment English philosopher John Locke.
Istoricul englez din secolul al XVIII-lea Edward Gibbon comenta pe marginea toleranței religioase a mongolilor, mergând până la a compara „legile religioase” ale lui Genghis Han cu ideile echivalente formulate de filozof englez iluminist John Locke.