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Genghis Khan [a] (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, [b] was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes , he launched a series of military campaigns , conquering large parts of China and Central Asia .
Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler of genius who, starting from obscure and insignificant beginnings, brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family in a rigidly disciplined military state.
Sep 16, 2019 · Genghis Khan (aka Chinggis Khan) was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227. Born Temujin, he acquired the title of Genghis Khan, likely meaning 'universal ruler’, after unifying the Mongol tribes.
Nov 9, 2009 · Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge...
Apr 29, 2014 · Born c. 1162 into a small nomadic tribe on the steppes of Central Asia, Genghis Khan became famous as the Mongolian warrior-ruler who built the largest land empire in the world. Through...
Genghis Khan was the first leader, or Khan, of the Mongol Empire, from 1206 CE–1227 CE. Genghis Khan generally advocated literacy, religious freedom, and trade, although many local customs were frowned upon or discarded once Mongol rule was implemented. In terms of social policy, he forbade selling of women, theft of property, and fighting.
Temüjin. Also spelled: Temuchin. Born: 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia. Died: August 18, 1227. With powerful allies and a force of his own, Temüjin routed the Merkit, with the help of a strategy by which Temüjin was regularly to scotch the seeds of future rebellion.
Jun 21, 2019 · Genghis Khan (c. 1162–August 18, 1227) was the legendary founder and leader of the Mongol Empire. In a span of just 25 years, his horsemen conquered a larger area and greater population than the Romans did in four centuries.
Genghis Khan , or Chinggis Khan orig. Temüjin, (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died Aug. 18, 1227), Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia and whose troops fought from China’s Pacific coast to Europe’s Adriatic Sea, creating the basis for one of the greatest continental empires of all time.
Jan 23, 2023 · Genghis Khan was a 13th-century warrior in central Asia who founded the Mongol Empire, which stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Europe. Much about Genghis Khan remains unknown.
