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Genghis Khan (Temüjin)

Type Figure Region Mongolian Plateau Time 1162–1227 Also known as Emperor Taizu of Yuan

Genghis Khan, Temüjin (1162–1227), was the founder of the Mongol Empire. Born into the Borjigin clan, he endured tribal feuds and exile, defeated Jam…

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  1. 1162–1189Onon River (Onon) basin · Onon River basinAfter his father Yesügei was poisoned by the Tatars, his family was abandoned by the clan; under his mother Höelün's leadership Temüjin struggled to survive on the steppe, gradually gathering old followers and allies.
  2. 1190–1204Mongolian Plateau · Mongolian PlateauIn the 1190s he allied with Wang Khan and repeatedly defeated Jamukha; around 1199 he broke with Wang Khan, in 1203 defeated the Kereit, and in 1204 captured and executed Jamukha, gradually absorbing old enemies such as the Tatars and Merkits.
  3. 1206–1227Source of the Onon River (Külen) · Onon RiverIn 1206 at the kurultai he was proclaimed great khagan, taking the title 'Genghis', and established the thousand- and hundred-household system and the keshig guard; from 1211 he campaigned against Jin, in 1219 launched the western expedition against Khwarazm, and died in 1227 while campaigning against Western Xia.

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