Genghis Khan

Birth

Aug 20, 1162

Mongol leader Genghis Khan was born in Mongolia. He was named "Temujin" after a chieftain that his father had captured. He was a member of the "Borjigin" tribe.

Marriage

Nov 9, 1178

Temujin married Borte which created and cemented the alliance between the Konkirat tribe and his own. Borte was captured by a rival tribe and Temujin was able to rescue her. She gave birth to a son shortly after.

Temujin Gets Captured

May 23, 1182

Taichi'uts (family friend tribe) captures Temujin and he was temporarily enslaved. Through a lot of military tactics, he revenged his father's death by destroying the tatar army and enforcing that every Tartar male over three feet be killed.

Genghis Assignes Language

Feb 26, 1204

Genghis assigned one Uyghur to make a language for the empire which was based on Uyghur writing.

Temujin become Genghis Kahn

Aug 1, 1206

Temujin is pronounced Genghis Kahn after bringing the Mongols together, making him their ultimate ruler.

Mongolian Empire

Period: Aug 28, 1206 to Aug 4, 1358

Khan built a blossoming empire and managed to keep it managing well even afterr his death.

Khan Becomes More Powerful

Dec 22, 1206

Defeated the Naiman Tribe, giving him control of central and eastern Mongolia.

War with Khwarezm Empire

Jan 7, 1219

Genghis went to war against the Khwarezm Empire which is now present-day Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran