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Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan, is born somewhere in present day Mongolia in 1162 B.C
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On the way home from bringing Temujin to work in a neighboring village to earn a bride, Yesukhei, Temujin’s father, is poisoned and killed by enemies.
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Temujin and his brother Khasar murder their half-brother Begter, and Temujin is made a slave for five years as punishment.
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With the help of the Kereyid clan, Temujin raids and loots the camp of the Merkids to rescue a woman named Borje.
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Temujin and Borje’s first son, Jochi, is born.
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At the age of 27, Temujin is elected the khan of the Mongols, a sub-clan of the Kereyids.
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Under Temujin, the Mongols defeat many clans, such as the Tatars and the Jurchens, and, instead of being killed or enslaved, the conquered people are united as Mongolians.
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After defeating the Naiman clan, Temujin finishes uniting all of Mongolia.
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Temujin is made the Genghis Khan, the leader of all of Mongolia.
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Under Genghis Khan, the Mongol army conquers all of the Jurchens of the Jurched Dynasty, a dynasty ruling in northern China. The Jurchens numbered at 50 million people, while Khan’s army consisted of 1,000 troops.
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Many distant tribes began to submit to Khan’s rule, and by 1219, the Mongolian Empire stretches from northern China to the border of Afghanistan, and from Siberia to Tibet’s border.
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After going on more conquests, Khan and his army conquer even more land from places such as Turkey and Russia.
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Genghis Khan’s third son, Ogodei, is proclaimed to be his successor when Khan dies.
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In the autumn of 1227, Genghis Khan dies around the age of 65.
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Genghis Khan’s grandson, Kublai Khan, defeats the rulers of China and establishes the Yuan Dynasty