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Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

1162 CE1227 CE · Deluun Boldog, Onon River (Khentii, Mongolia)

Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227), born Temüjin, was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. After a long struggle he united the rival tribes of the Mongolian steppe and was proclaimed Genghis Khan at a great assembly in 1206. He then led campaigns across Central Asia, northern China, and the Khwarazmian realm of Persia, and organized his state with a disciplined army, a postal relay system, and a written legal code. His conquests laid the foundation of the largest contiguous land empire in history.

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Deluun Boldog, Onon River (Khentii, Mongolia)

What they did here

Temüjin, the future Genghis Khan, was born to the Borjigin chief Yesügei near the Onon River. The Secret History of the Mongols names Deluun Boldog, but the exact site is debated.

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