Genghis Khan

By mgartman
  • 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.