Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan, born in 1162 near Lake Baikal, Mongolia, was a Mongolian warrior-ruler and one of the most famous conquerors in history. He consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea. Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler of genius who, starting from obscure and insignificant beginnings, brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family in a rigidly disciplined military state. He then turned his attention toward the settled peoples beyond the borders of his nomadic realm and began a series of campaigns of plunder and conquest that eventually carried the Mongol armies as far as the Adriatic Sea in one direction and the Pacific coast of China in the other, leading to the establishment of the great Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan died in 1227. His life and achievements have been the subject of countless studies and works of literature. His character adds depth to the historical side of the ancient world.