![]() ![]() Due to the erratic nature of the sources, this period of Temüjin's life is uncertain he may have spent time as a servant of the Jin dynasty. Temüjin gradually built up a small following and allied with Jamukha and Toghrul, two other Mongol chieftains, in campaigns against other tribes. Yesugei died when Temüjin was eight, and his family was abandoned by their tribe in the Mongol steppe. Having spent the majority of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns which conquered large parts of China and Central Asia.īorn between 11 and given the name of Temüjin, he was the oldest child of Yesugei, a Mongol chieftain of the Borjigin clan, and his wife Hoelun of the Olkhonuds. 1162 - 25 August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khagan of the Mongol Empire, which later became the largest contiguous land empire in history. Mongol script: ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ Chinggis KhaganĮmperor Fatian Qiyun Shengwu ( 法 天 啟 運 聖 武 皇帝) ![]()
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