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Genghis Khan was born in Mongolia in 1155. His Birth name was "Temujin".
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Temujin married at the age of 16 to Borte. A young women who he lived with since the age of nine.
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Several neighboring tribes have called him their khan, or leader. He became very popular with Mongols. He mastered all rival tribes all but exterminates the Tatars, who killed his father.
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In 1206 Temujin is enthroned as Genghis Khan. Which gave him more power as a leader than he already had. He used his power to build an army, impose laws,and establish a written language.
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Genghis Khan surounded the city of Bejing which was the capital, Zhongdu. The emporer wants him to back down but in anger, He starves the city into submission.
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Genghis Khan near the end of his life, leads his army south for the last time, to ruin the Chinese kingdom of Xi Xia. He now dieing orders that Xi Xia be wiped from the face of the earth. The Mongols level whole towns, killing or enslaving the inhabitants.
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Genghis Khan died in August 1227. He lived about 60 years. No one knows exactly how he died but he did live a long life. His grave is not marked to keep people of slealing it but even to this day it is still not found. Even though it is not found a statue is made in memory of him.
