Genghis khan

Much about Genghis Khan remains unknown. For instance, we don't really know what he looked like, because not a single authentic portrait of the man survives to the present day, Jean-Paul Roux, who was a professor emeritus at the Ecole du Louvre, wrote in his book " Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire" (Thames & Hudson 2003). All images of him that exist today were created after his death or by people who never met him. Additionally, until Genghis Khan gained control over the Uyghur people, the Mongolians did not have a writing system. As such, many surviving records of him were written by foreigners. One important Mongolian record, called "The Secret History of the Mongols," was written anonymously (as its name suggests) sometime after Genghis Khan's death. Illustration of Genghis Khan from the 19th century. (Image credit: clu via Getty Images) Genghis Khan was born with the name Temüjin (also spelled Temuchin). At the time, Mongolia was not unified and was ruled by different clans and tribal groups. His father, named Yesüge (also spelled Yesükai), "was lord and leader of 40,000 tents or families. Even his brothers, including those senior to him, acknowledged him as their leader and head of the Borjigin clan," Syed Anwarul Haque Haqqi, who was a professor at Aligarh Muslim University in India, wrote in his book " Chingiz Khan: The Life and Legacy of an Empire Builder" (Primus Books, 2010). Temüjin's mother, Hoelun, had been captured by his father's clan and forced to become...

(1162-1227) Synopsis Genghis Khan was born "Temujin" in Mongolia around 1162. He married at age 16, but had many wives during his lifetime. At 20, he began building a large army with the intent to destroy individual tribes in Northeast Asia and unite them under his rule. He was successful; the Mongol Empire was the largest empire in the world before the British Empire, and lasted well after his own death in 1227. Early Life Born in north central Mongolia around 1162, Genghis Khan was originally named "Temujin" after a Tatar chieftain that his father, Yesukhei, had captured. Young Temujin was a member of the Borjigin tribe and a descendant of Khabul Khan, who briefly united Mongols against the Jin (Chin) Dynasty of northern China in the early 1100s. According to the "Secret History of the Mongols" (a contemporary account of Mongol history), Temujin was born with a blood clot in his hand, a sign in Mongol folklore that he was destined to become a leader. His mother, Hoelun, taught him the grim reality of living in turbulent Mongol tribal society and the need for alliances. When Temujin was 9, his father took him to live with the family of his future bride, Borte. On the return trip home, Yesukhei encountered members of the rival Tatar tribe, who invited him to a conciliatory meal, where he was poisoned for past transgressions against the Tatars. Upon hearing of his father's death, Temujin returned home to claim his position as clan chief. However, the clan refused to recogni...

Genghis Khan (1162–1227) was the founder and Khagan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire. After his death, the Mongol Empire became the largest in human history covering a territory from Moscow and Eastern Europe to Beijing and Korea. Today about 8% of Mongolian population is descendant of Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan (also known as Chinggis Khaan or Chingis Khan) was born in the Mongolian Prairie where people were “on the back of a horse” and ate grilled barbeque. But today his birthplace and where he died are still mysteries even to his descendants. Birthplace of Genghis Khan: Where is Burkhan Khaldun? According to a brochure published by the Mongolian government in 2006, Chinggis Khan’s birthplace is located in Dadal Sum (Dadal County), Hentii province, Mongolia. But this hasty conclusion was drawn by Russian and Mongolian experts in 1962 for the ceremony of 800 birth anniversary of Genghis Khan. According to the Secret History of the Mongols, Genghis Khan was born in Burkhan Khaldun Mountain by the Onon River. But Mongolian people call spleen-shape mountains Burkhan Khaldun, and there are three Burkhan Khaldun Mountains by the Onon River, including one in Dadal Sum. According to Meng Songlin, a Chinese historian who spent more than five years researching the battlefields of Genghis Khan in Mongolia and China, the real birth place should be located in the Burkhan Khaldun in Binger Sum. His conclusion has been supported by a few renowned Mongolian historians. Early Life of Ching...