The rise of the Mongol Empire under Temujin, or Genghis Khan, was a seminal moment in world history. The conquests of the ...

originally named Temujin, was not only a skilled military strategist, but a shrewd political leader. As Genghis Khan consolidated control over the disparate tribes of the steppes of northern Asia ...

Peerless hero Genghis Khan (Temujin, 1162-1227) was born of the Mongol tribes. An outstanding strategist and statesman, he was known as Emperor Tai Zu, founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.