biography
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Genghis Khan
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also spelled Jingis or Chingis Khan (‘Very Mighty Ruler’), originally Temujin
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pronunciation:
[jengis kahn]
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| lived:
| (1162/7–1227)
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| biography:
| Mongol conqueror, born in Temujin, Mongolia, on the R Onon. He succeeded his father at 13, and struggled for many years against hostile tribes, subjugating the Naimans, conquering Tangut, and receiving the submission of the Turkish Uigurs. In 1206 he changed his name to the one by which he is now known and made his capital at Karakorumand. In 1205–9 he conquered the Xia Xia (Tangut) kingdom in NW China, and 1211–15 the Jin (Jurched) empire in NE China, as well as other empires in Turkestan. At his death, the Mongol empire, which stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific, was divided between his four sons. |
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