Genghis Khan , Mongol conqueror and founder of the Mongol Empire, which reached from the the continent of Asia . Originally named Temujin, he was born on the banks of the Onon River, near the present day border between northern Mongolia and southeastern Russia. The newborn infant is said to have held in his hand a large clot of blood, showing the world his fate as a conqueror. Genghis Khan the thirteen century emperor, was infamous for his bloodthirsty ruthless campaigns, but he was also one of the great commanders of history. Though a master of terror his campaigns in northern China and Iran were brought by a level of terror and slaughter that was not seen again until the twentieth century. He was just and generous to his subjects. his ideas were ambitious strategies and elusive tactics were so far ahead of their time that they were acknowledged models for some of the most successful tank commanders of the Second World War. At the beginning of the thirteenth century Genghis khan united the nomad tribes of Mongolia turned them into a worthy army and led them to rule over the largest empire ever conquered by a single commander. By the time he died, in 1233, his empire stretched eastward from the Caspian Sea to the shores of Pacific Ocean. .
Genghis Khan succeeded his father Yekusai, as chieftain of a Mongol tribe and then fought to become ruler of a Mongol confederacy. After subjugating many tribes of Mongolia and establishing his capital at Karakorum, Ghenghis Khan and the Mongols held a great meeting and after much debating the Mongols assumed his title. He made a code of conduct and reorganized his armies. Ghenghis Khan trained his army for months and then attack the empire of Northern China and by 1215 he had occupied most of its territory, including the capital, Yenching which is knownow Beijing. From 1218 to 1224 he conquered Turkistan, Transoxania, and Afghanistan and raided Persia and Eastern Europe to the Dnepr Ghenghis Khan ruled one of the greatest land empires the world has ever known.
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Genghis Khan Genghis Khan, known as "conqueror of the world", had an empire that stretched four thousand miles from the Pacific Ocean north of Korea to the Crimean peninsula on the Black Sea. ... He was given the title of Genghis Khan meaning "emperor of all emperors" or "oceanic ruler". Genghis Khan's campaigns and those of his descendants led to the creation of an immense empire that stretched from Hungary to Korea. ... Genghis Khan unified the Asian steppe lands. ... (Wolf) No one before 1500 C.E. affected the lives of so many people, over such a wide area, in such a short per...
The Mongol society under Genghis Khan and Khubilai Khan didn't combat any drastic changes that would entirely detach one of them, they where almost mirror images of each other. ... However, the same transformations would have occurred, with time, had Genghis been the khan. Genghis united the tribes and underwent a campaign to expand their empire. ... Not until the Empire stopped their explosive expansion d society began to deteriorate, and then major innovations would become apparent Genghis Khan unified all the Mongol tribes into a single confederation, and he was recognized as the Khan...
" The Mongolian Empire" The Mongolian warrior Genghis Khan (1162-1227), also known as Jenghiz Khan was said to have conquered over two-thirds of the known world in his lifetime. ... Most of the followers of Genghis Khans father felt he was to young of a boy to protect them, so the tribe went and sought a more powerful lord leaving Genghis Khan and his family to fend for themselves. ... Starting from nowhere Genghis Khan he had to improve his station in life, he sought the help of a friend of his fathers Togrul- Khan of the Keraits. Genghis Khan used a coat of blac...
History has portrayed Genghis Khan as a barbaric warrior who mercilessly destroyed many nations. ... May also exposed the fact that Weatherford refers to Genghis Khan in the book, not Chinggis Khan which is the correct spelling. ... Later on during his invasion into China, Genghis Khan found the paitza. ... Genghis Khan also made sure that well trained horses were used for mail delivery and battle. ... Genghis Khan realized that to successfully run a large empire, specialization was needed. ...
" The Mongolian Empire" The Mongolian warrior Genghis Khan (1162-1227), also known as Jenghiz Khan was said to have conquered over two-thirds of the known world in his lifetime. ... Most of the followers of Genghis Khans father felt he was to young of a boy to protect them, so the tribe went and sought a more powerful lord leaving Genghis Khan and his family to fend for themselves. ... Starting from nowhere Genghis Khan he had to improve his station in life, he sought the help of a friend of his fathers Togrul- Khan of the Keraits. Genghis Khan u...
In 1206, he accepted the title of Genghis Khan. ... First of all, the army system that Genghis Khan established as the Mongols were united proved that the Mongols weren't barbarians. ... The brilliant organizer, Genghis Kahn commanded that the army should be organized in a way that ten soldiers were put into a group and each group had one captain. ... Thus, as Genghis Khan had made the rules, the Mongols must follow the rules, barbarians didn't have rules, so as a result this proved that the Mongols weren't barbarians. ... They divided the empire into four khanates, and each of...