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David Housman's Genghis Khan timeline

By oryan27
  • Nov 15, 1162

    Kahns born

    Kahns born
    We actually have no idea what day he was born, and we only approximately know the year. He was born with the name Temujin, to a nomadic tribe on the central Asian steppe.
  • Dec 12, 1178

    First wife

    First wife
    Kahn had many wifes over his lifespan, but this was his first. Kahn married a woman named Borte, with whom he had four sons and an unknown number of daughters.
  • Jan 31, 1205

    Unites Mongolia

    "By 1205 he had vanquished all rivals, including his former best friend Jamuka." - History.com. I can safley assume they were talking abouit how he vanquished all mongolian rivals because the source later says "Genghis Khan’s first campaign outside of Mongolia took place against the Xi Xia kingdom of northwestern China. "
  • Dec 1, 1209

    Major Attack aganst Xi Xia

    The Mongols launched a major Attack in 1209 that got them to the Xi Xia capital of Yinchuan.
  • Period: Oct 22, 1211 to Oct 22, 1214

    Takeing the Jins

    Mongols pillaged the countryside to weaken tke Jins before they took them out.
  • Oct 22, 1219

    war with the Khwarezm Empire

    The Khwarezm Empire had agreed to pay tribute to the mongols but somthing went wrong so the mongols killed the empire.
  • Dec 31, 1227

    Dies

    Dies
    Genghis Kahn died at age 72.