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Genghis Khan was born sometime in the
1160’s, with the name Temujin. He was part of a nomadic tribe that had
many religious traditions. At a young age, another tribe killed Temujin’s
father. The tribe took Temujin and his family away, where they suffered. Finally, after watching his family
suffer, Temujin fought to be free, and won his justice. Later, he married a girl.
His new wife was stolen shortly after. He set off
and rescued her. Many were inspired.
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Genghis became leader of his father’s
tribe. He joined many wars and bought expensive weapons for the tribe.
He bought special armor, weapons, machines, and horses. He liked horses because his troops could disembark
easily. This was necessary in case the horses were injured. Because of
the strategic choices and plans, he held a strong position in the 12th
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In 1206, he declared himself leader of
Mongolia. At that time he renamed himself Genghis Khan, which
means “supreme ruler”. He was an excellent man with war. He
took control of Central Asia, Beijing, China, the Korean Peninsula, and
a small part of Russia. Genghis was capable of doing this because of his
brilliant tactics. In his lifetime, he killed 30 million-60 million
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Genghis Khan was a well-remembered man,
partly because of the laws he made. He forbid any extra taxes on
religions. He also said that children could inherit from their parents,
no matter who they were. He accepted all religions and made it so that
you could not kill animals for rituals. The legal code was named the
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Genghis Khan died at the age of sixty from
falling off his horse. Some legends say that it was during a war. Others
say an escort took him to a resting place. To this day people do not
know where he is buried. Some people believe he was
buried beside four camels. After his death, his succession was split amongst his sons.
They were
known as the khanites. Genghis Khan will never be forgotten. |
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Sources |
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McDougal,1999, Three Empires,162-185,Across The Centuries, Boston. Houghton Mifflin Company Written By Kailani |
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http://www.answers.com/topic/genghis-khan |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan |
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