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Oct 21, 1162
Birth of Genghis Khan
He was born in north central mongolia and was named "Tejumin" -
Jun 5, 1182
Captured and enslaved
Genghis Kahn was captured and enslaved at age 20 by former family allies. He escaped and joined his brothers to form a fighting unit. -
Aug 24, 1182
Began building a large army
He began builing this army to destroy individual tribes in Northeast Asia -
Period: Aug 25, 1205 to Sep 22, 1206
Vanquishing rivals and establishing a nation.
Genghis Khan had vanquised all of his rivals, one of them was even his former friend Jamkua. A year later he had established a nation about the size of Mongolia. -
Oct 22, 1206
Defeated powerful tribe
In 1206 Genghis Khan had defeated the powerful tribe, Naiman tribe. This gave him control of central and eastern Mongolia. -
Feb 20, 1219
War against Khwarezm Empire
A trade treaty was then agreed and created. But some goods were stolen and the sultan had killed some of Genghis Khan's ambassadors. -
Aug 18, 1227
Death of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan was thrown off a horse and suffered internal injuries in early 1227. His health never recovered and and he died August 18,1227.