genhis khan

         Genghis Khan

His life, history and wars

 Genghis Khan was a 13th-century warrior in central Asia who founded the Mongol Empire, one of the largest empires in history .One of the greatest ruler that ever lived in planet Earth 

   He was given birth to in the year April 16, 1162 in the Temiijin borjin 🌍 he was named Temiijin meaning in Mongol "of iron" after the tartar chief which is father captured  His father, named Yesukai, “was lord and leader of 40,000 tents or families. Even his brothers, including those senior to him, acknowledged him as their leader and head of the Borjigin clan was born with a blood clot in his hand, a sign in Mongol folklore that he was destined to become a leader. His mother, Hoelun

   At the age of 9. Around the age of 9, Temujin was betrothed to Börte, the 10-year-old daughter of Dai Sechen, the leader of the Jungirat tribe is father took him to marry is first wife clan but soon after the wedding is father was killed while returning home by posioning. I'm mediately he heard the news he went home to reclaim his father chief's title but him and his mother and is 6 siblings was casted away from the clan   Shortly thereafter, Temujin killed his older half-brother and took over as head of the poverty-stricken household at the age of 16 years he   In 1178 Temujin married Borte, with whom he would have four sons and an unknown number of daughters. He launched  again to do the proper introduction then after his wife  Borte, cementing the alliance between the Konkirat tribe and his own.

            HIS WARS AND BATTLES

  Which his wife was later captured by neighboring tribe causing him and his best friend with  some men raided their camp at age 20 he was captured by his former family allies, the Taichi'uts, and temporarily enslaved. He escaped with the help of a sympathetic captor, and joined his brothers and several other clansmen to form a fighting unit through a combination of outstanding military tactics and merciless brutality, Temujin avenged his father's murder by decimating the Tatar army,  and ordered the killing of every Tatar male who was more than approximately 3 feet tall (taller than the linch pin, or axle pin, of a wagon wheel). Temujin's Mongols then defeated the Taichi'ut using a series of massive cavalry attacks, including having all of the Taichi'ut chiefs boiled alive. By 1206, Temujin had also defeated the powerful Naiman tribe, thus giving him control of central and eastern Mongolia. and he went on trying to  unit all Mongolian clans any resist was immediately destroyed Gaining full control over the Eastern and center Mongolian region.  

Conquests of Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Caucasus

   Tribes as far away as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan heard about the Great Khan and overthrew their Buddhist rulers in order to join his growing empire.  The early success of the Mongol army owed much to the brilliant military tactics of Genghis Khan, as well as his understanding of his enemies' motivations. He employed an extensive spy network and was quick to adopt new technologies from his enemies. The well-trained Mongol army of 80,000 fighters coordinated their advance with a sophisticated signaling system of smoke and burning torches. Large drums sounded commands to charge, and further orders were conveyed with flag signals. Every soldier was fully equipped with a bow, arrows, a shield, a dagger and a lasso. He also carried large saddlebags for food, tools and spare clothes. The saddlebag was waterproof and could be inflated to serve as a life preserver when crossing deep and swift-moving rivers. Cavalrymen carried a small sword, javelins, body armor, a battle-ax or mace, and a lance with a hook to pull enemies off of their horses. The Mongols were devastating in their attacks. Because they could maneuver a galloping horse using only their legs, their hands were free to shoot arrows. The entire army was followed by a well-organized supply system of oxcarts carrying food for soldiers and beasts alike, as well as military equipment, shamans for spiritual and medical aid, and officials to catalog the booty.        

        The name Genghis Khan came Following the victories over the rival Mongol tribes, other tribal leaders agreed to peace and bestowed on Temujin the title of "Genghis Khan," which means "universal ruler." The title carried not only political importance, but also spiritual significance. The leading shaman declared Genghis Khan the representative of Mongke Koko Tengri (the "Eternal Blue Sky"), the supreme god of the Mongols. With this declaration of divine status, it was accepted that his destiny was to rule the world. 

     In the year 1207, he started a conquest striking the kingdom of XI XIA then this following city after.

  In 1211, he attacked the Xin dynasty now modern day China the war lasted for 20 years he went to the kwharsim empire for trade alliance which was controlled by the kwharsim dynasty  from the  now modern day turkish Central Afghanistan to the Black Sea. Sultan Muhammad II agreed, but then murdered the first Mongol trade convoy of 450 merchants, stealing their goods.   He sent a diplomat to receive back his stolen goods and pledge of loyalty he beheaded the Mongol duplomant except one which beard was shaved off causing Genghis Khan to be annoyed later attacking the city personally in the year 1219 he attacked the khwarizm dynasty now modern day ( Afghanistan, Persia, Turkastar ) with over 200,000  soilders destroying every living organism in that city and burning it to the ground.The Mongols swept through every city's fortifications with unstoppable savagery. Those who weren't immediately slaughtered were driven in front of the Mongol army, serving as human shields when the Mongols took the next city. No living thing was spared, including small domestic animals and livestock. Skulls of men, women, and children were piled in large, pyramidal mounds. City after city was brought to its knees, and eventually the Shah Muhammad and later his son were captured and killed, bringing an end to the Khwarizm Dynasty in 1221.Scholars describe the period after the Khwarizm campaign as the Pax Mongolica. I

 He conquered most of Eurasia and he married over 10 wives and giving birth to

   Mongol respect for the environment such as forbidding bathing in rivers and streams and orders for any soldier following another to pick up anything that the first soldier dropped.  With the annihilation of the Khwarizm Dynasty, Genghis Khan once again turned his attention east to China. The Tanguts of Xi Xia had defied his orders to contribute troops to the Khwarizm campaign and were in open revolt. In a string of victories against Tangut cities, Genghis Khan defeated enemy armies and sacked the capital of Ning Hia. Soon one Tangut official surrendered after another, and the resistance ended. Genghis Khan hadn't quite extracted all the revenge he wanted for the Tangut betrayal, however, and ordered the execution of the imperial family, thus ending the Tangut lineage.

    

Genghis Khan's Death

Genghis Khan died in 1227, soon after the submission of the Xi Xia. The exact cause of his death is unknown. Some historians maintain that he fell off a horse while on a hunt, and died of fatigue and injuries. Others contend that he died of respiratory disease. Genghis Khan was buried without markings, according to the customs of his tribe, somewhere near his birthplace—close to the Onon River and the Khentii Mountains in northern Mongolia. According to legend, the funeral escort killed anyone and anything they encountered to conceal the location of the burial site, and a river was diverted over Genghis Khan's grave to make it impossible to find.

Before his death, Genghis Khan bestowed supreme leadership to his son Ogedei, who controlled most of eastern Asia, including China.