Genghis Khan
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- Ancient Origins - Genghis Khan: What Transformed Temujin Borjigin into an Unstoppable Force Bent on World Domination?
- LiveScience - Genghis Khan, Founder of Mongol Empire: Facts and Biography
- Asia for Educators - The Mongols in World History - Biography of Chinggis Khan
- Born:
- 1162 near Lake Baikal
- Died:
- August 18, 1227 (aged 65)
- Title / Office:
- khan (1206-1227), Mongol empire
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Genghis Khan, Genghis also spelled Chinggis, Chingis, Jenghiz, or Jinghis, original name Temüjin, also spelled Temuchin, (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227), Mongolian warrior-ruler, one of the most famous conquerors of history, who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea. 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. He then turned his attention toward the settled peoples beyond ...(100 of 3755 words)