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Genghis Khan
1st Khagan of the Mongol Empire
(Supreme Khan of all the Mongols)
King of Kings
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Genghis Khan as portrayed in a 14th-century Yuan era album; the original version was in black and white. Original size is 47 cm wide and 59.4 cm high. Paint and ink on silk. Now located in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
1st Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Reign Spring 1206 – August 18, 1227
Coronation Spring 1206 in a Kurultai at the Onon River, Mongolia
Successor Ögedei Khan
Born Temüjin[note 1]
likely 1162[2]
Khentii Mountains, Khamag Mongol
Died August 18, 1227[3] (aged c. 65)
Yinchuan, Western Xia
Spouse
Börte Üjin Khatun
Yisui
Kunju Khatun
Khulan Khatun
Yesugen Khatun
Yesulun Khatun
Isukhan Khatun
Gunju Khatun
Abika Khatun
Gurbasu Khatun
Chaga Khatun
Moge Khatun
Issue
Jochi
Chagatai
Ögedei
Tolui
others
Full name
ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨGenghis Khan
Mongol: Чингис хаан
Chinggis Khaan
Mongol script (right):
Chinggis Khagan[note 2]
House The Imperial House of Borjigin
Dynasty Genghisid
Father Yesügei
Mother Hoelun
Religion Tengrism
Genghis Khan or Temüjin Borjigin (/ˈɡɛŋɡɪs ˈkɑːn, ˈdʒɛŋ-/;[4][5][6][7] Mongolian: Чингис хаан, Çingis hán [t͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋ] (About this sound listen)) (also transliterated as Chinggis Khaan;[note 3] born Temüjin,[note 4] c. 1162 – August 18, 1227) was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding the Empire and being proclaimed "Genghis Khan", he launched the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia. Campaigns initiated in his lifetime include those against the Qara Khitai, Caucasus, and Khwarazmian, Western Xia and Jin dynasties. These campaigns were often accompanied by large-scale massacres of the civilian populations – especially in the Khwarazmian and Western Xia controlled lands. By the end of his life, the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of Central Asia and China.
Before Genghis Khan died he assigned Ögedei Khan as his successor. Later his grandsons split his empire into khanates.[9] Genghis Khan died in 1227 after defeating the Western Xia. He was buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in Mongolia.[10] His descendants extended the Mongol Empire across most of Eurasia by conquering or creating vassal states in all of modern-day China, Korea, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and substantial portions of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia. Many of these invasions repeated the earlier large-scale slaughters of local populations. As a result, Genghis Khan and his empire have a fearsome reputation in local histories.[11]
Beyond his military accomplishments, Genghis Khan also advanced the Mongol Empire in other ways. He decreed the adoption of the Uyghur script as the Mongol Empire's writing system. He also practiced meritocracy and encouraged religious tolerance in the Mongol Empire, and unified the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. Present-day Mongolians regard him as the founding father of Mongolia.[12]
Although known for the brutality of his campaigns[13] and considered by many to have been a genocidal ruler, Genghis Khan is also credited with bringing the Silk Road under one cohesive political environment. This brought communication and trade from Northeast Asia into Muslim Southwest Asia and Christian Europe, thus expanding the horizons of all three cultural areas.