Genghis Khan's Enthronement at the Onon River (1206)

Timeline

1. 1206Source of the Onon River · Mongolian PlateauTemüjin summoned the leaders, meritorious officials, and kinsmen of the Mongol tribes to a kurultai at the source of the Onon River, completing the postwar integration of power and swearing oaths in preparation for jointly electing a great khan.
2. 1206Source of the Onon River · Mongolian PlateauThe princes and ministers raised the nine-tailed white banner (white standard); Temüjin took the imperial throne, and the ministers jointly bestowed the title 'Genghis Emperor.' The New History of the Yuan explains the Mongolian word 'Cheng' as strength and vigor, and 'Ghis' as multitude.
3. 1206Mongolian Plateau · Mongolian PlateauImmediately after accession, Genghis Khan dispatched forces against the remnants of the Naimans and began planning vengeance against the Jin, which had killed his kinsman Ambaghai Khan; captured prisoners also spoke of the Jin ruler's tyranny, but he did not act rashly yet.