The Destructive Path Of Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan was spurred on by his father’s poisoning at the hands of the Tartars under a flag of conciliation when he was just nine years old. Khan went on to become one of the most fearsome tribal leaders in history, but began with many early troubles. Until the age of 20 Khan had numerous problems with rival tribes including the kidnapping of his pregnant wife and his own capture and enslavement by the Taichi’uts.The whole story can be found at http://www.genome-engineering.com/scientists-sequence-genghis-khane28099s-descendent.html Khan quickly escaped and joined forces with his brothers to raise an army to attack and unify the neighboring Mongol tribes.

Genghis Khan amassed an army of 20,000 men and set about taking over Asia, starting first by avenging his father’s death by attacking the Tartars. His forces crushed the Tartars before he moved on to revenge against his previous captors, the Taichi’uts. Using aggressive and innovative tactics, Khan marauded throughout Asia defeating tribe after tribe, while assimilating the surviving warriors into his own army. Once the Mongol tribes were under his power Khan set out to extend the Mongol kingdom. Born with the name Temujin, his skills as a leader earned him the name Genghis Khan, which meant “Universal Ruler” in his own language. Through his own work, and later his sons’, Genghis was able to take most of Asia and parts of eastern Europe, creating one of the largest empires in world history.