Genghis Khan (1167-1227) was the creator of the Mongol nation and the founder of one of the vastest empires the world has ever seen. Genghis Khan, whose original name was Temüjin, was born on the banks of the river Onon in the extreme northeast...

CHINGGIS KHAN (1162–1227), great Mongol leader and founder of a vast empire in Asia. One of the extraordinary personages of world history, Chinggis Khan is a striking example of an emperor who became a god. Born in Mongolia, northeast of...

1167-1227 Mongol Conqueror In 1206, the nomadic Mongol tribes of northern Central Asia united for the first time, and chose as their leader a chieftain, nearly 40 years old, by the name of Temujin. Long before, he had been given the title by which...

(c.1162–1227), Mongolian ruler. Genghis Khan, also known as Chinggis or Chinghiz Khan, was born with the name of Temujin. After surviving tribal wars in Mongolia following the death of his father Yesugei, Temujin built a tribal confederation...

Genghis Khan (help·info) (IPA: [ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ]; Mongolian: Чингис Хаан; classic Mongolian: (properly transliterated "Chinggis Khaγan", see below for alternative spellings); ca. 1162[1]–August 18, 1227) born Temujin was the...

The canonisation of Genghis GENGHIS KHAN was a thoughtful husband and a good father. He was married at 15, and though his was an arranged union designed to placate two quarrelling families, he seems to have grown fond of his bride, called...

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