Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan [note 3] (born Temüjin,[note 1] c. 1162 – 18 August 1227), born B. Temüjin (Audio file "Temujin.ogg" nae foond, wis the foonder, Khan (ruler) an Khagan (emperor) o the Mongol Empire, which became the lairgest contiguous empire in history efter his daith.
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| 1st Great Khan of the Mongol Empire | |||||
| Ring | Ware 1206 – 18 August 1227 | ||||
| Coronation | Ware 1206 in a Kurultai at the Onon River, Mongolie | ||||
| Successor | Ögedei Khan | ||||
| Born | Temüjin[note 1] likely 1162[2] Khentii Muntains, Khamag Mongol | ||||
| Dee'd | 18 August 1227 (aged 64–65)[3] Yinchuan, Wastren Xia | ||||
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| Hoose | The Imperial Hoose o Borjigin | ||||
| Dynasty | Genghisid | ||||
| Faither | Yesügei | ||||
| Mither | Hoelun | ||||
| Releegion | Tengrism | ||||
He came tae pouer bi unitin mony o the nomadic tribes o northeast Asie. Efter foondin the Mongol Empire an being proclaimed "Genghis Khan", he startit the Mongol invasions that woud ultimately result in the conquest o maist o Eurasie. These includit raids or invasions o the Kara-Khitan Khanate, Caucasus, Khwarezmid Empire, Western Xia an Jin dynasties. These campaigns wur aften accompanied bi wholesale massacres o the civilian populations - especially in Khwarezmia. Bi the end o his life, the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion o Central Asie an Cheenae.
Afore Genghis Khan dee'd, he assigned Ögedei Khan as his successor an split his empire intae khanates amang his sons an grandsons.[7] He dee'd in 1227 efter defeatin the Tanguts. He wis buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in Mongolie at an unkent location. His descendants went on tae stretch the Mongol Empire across maist o Eurasia bi conquering an/or creatin vassal states oot o aw o modern-day Cheenae, Korea, the Caucasus, Central Asian kintras, an substantial portions o modern Eastren Europe an the Middle East. Mony o these invasions also resultit in lairge-scale slaughter o the local populations an ar no viewed positively in these parts o the warld today.
Ayont his great military accomplishments, Genghis Khan also advanced the Mongol Empire in ither ways. He decreed the adoption o the Uyghur script as the Mongol Empire's writin system. He also promotit religious tolerance in the Mongol Empire, an creatit a unified empire frae the nomadic tribes o northeast Asie. Present-day Mongolians regard him highly as the foondin faither o Mongolie.[8]
