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Genghis Khan's Life
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- Lake Baikal, Mongolia
- Temujin
- Yesugei and Hoelun
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- Temujin's father is poisoned
- assumes the role of chief
- tribe did not believe in a young 9-year-old boy
- his mother and three brothers provided little service to the tribe and were banished forcing them to live in poverty
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- Temujin kills his half-brother (Behter) with the help of his other half-brother
- always stealing whatever he caught
- abandoned and dirt poor
- starts Temujin's reign of terror and reputation as a warrior
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- alliance
- Temujin marries Borte
- startup
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- kidnapped by a Merkit Tribe
- revenge: Temujin's father stole a Merkit wife
- now has to gather hundreds of Mongolian in support to rescue his wife
- tribes well divided among Mongolia
- first act of leadership, one of many
- soon he will own an empire
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- the head of his clan
- forged alliances with other clans
- exterminated the existing clan nobility
- overpowered major enemy tribes such as the Tatars
- In 1206 an assembly of Mongolian leaders declared him Genghis Khan which translates to universal leader, greatest honor
- He then unites the Mongols to create the greatest empire known to date
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- first of many wars
- skills in the art of war outweigh anyone else's of his time
- far more organized than that of his enemy
- led his army towards the kingdom of Xi Xia in China and defeats them with ease
- becomes a vassal of the Mongolian empire
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- takes Asia creating the largest empire ever known to the ancient world
- the Sea of Japan to the Caspian Sea, Khan owned it all
- killed anyone who didn't join the army
- most powerful weapons was fear
- people began to surrender to them on the spot
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- As punishment for disobedience, Genghis leads his army to Xi Xia
- diverts a canal and water threatens to flood the city of Ningxia, forcing the troops to surrender
- The aging and ill general ordered his army to remove any trace of Xi Xia
- completely destroy entire towns and villages
- In the end, Genghis Khan created an empire double that of anyone before him
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- The reason of Genghis khan's death is unknown to this day
- Many rumors
- The burial site of Genghis Khan remains a mystery
- Legend says that the people who attended his funeral were sworn to keep the secret of his gravesite and cause of death or they were to be killed