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Was born in Mongolia in 1155
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At the young age of 16 he decides to marry Borte Ujin. She would become the empress of Mongolia.
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When he was about 20 he started to create a large army of 20,000 men. He set out to destory traditional divisions among various tribes and unite the Mongols under his rule
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In the year of 1207 he led his army to atack the Kingdom of Xi Xian and after 2 years surrendered to the Mongols.
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From 1211 to 1214 the attack the Jin Dynasty being outnumbered, rushed into the cities and attacked the country side. In 1214 the Mongols beseiged the city of Zhongdu and the Jin ruler agreed to hand over large amounts of silver,gold horses, and silk.
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Genghis Khan planned an attack executing a three part attack of 200,000 Mongols against the Khwarizm Dynasty
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He died in Mongolia in 1227. Historians believe that he died on a hunt fell off his horse and died of injuries and fatigue.
