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Jan 1, 1162
Birth of Temujin
Mongol leader Genghis Khan was born in 1162 in Mongolia, he died in 1227. -
Period: Jan 1, 1162 to Jan 1, 1227
Lifetime of Genghis Khan
This is from the birth and death of Genghis Khan. -
Jan 1, 1178
Temujin's marriage
Genghis Khan was born as Temujin. At age 16, he married. He married a woman named Borte. During his lifetime he had many wives. -
Jan 1, 1182
The "Universal Ruler" Part A
At age twenty, Genghis Khan was captured and temporarily enslaved by former family allies. He escaped with the help of a sympathetic captor. Later on, Temujin was renamed as Genghis Khan which translates to "universal ruler." -
Period: Jan 1, 1182 to Jan 1, 1227
The "Universal Ruler"
From the time Genghis Khan was age twenty to the time he died. -
Jan 1, 1206
The "Universal Ruler" Part B
By 1206, Genghis Khan had defeated a powerful Naiman tribe. In doing so, he gained control of central and eastern Mongolia. -
Jan 1, 1207
The "Universal Ruler" Part C
By 1207, Genghis Khan had united the Mongols and had conquered over 50,000 people. -
Jan 1, 1219
The "Universal Leader" Part D
In 1219, there was a dispute between two empires. The two empires were the Mongolian Empire and the Khwarezm. -
Jan 1, 1227
Death of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan lived for about forty-five years. He died in 1227. He died during a military campaign against the Chinese kingdom of Xi Xia.
