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He was born in Mongolia and originally named "Temujin." Khan was named after a Tater chieftain in which his father had captured.
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Temujin's father was poisened and killed by a rival tribe, he was named chief of the clan. Many believed that he was too young for the throne, considering the fact that he was only 9. He ended up fighting with his half brother and killing him, to have full position of the throne, and head of the family.
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He was married at 16, which was a normal age for his time. Temujin was also married and had many more children because of traditional Mongolian custom.
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Temujin formed a large army of 20,000 of men with outstanding military tactics and brutality. After they took over the Taich'ut tribe, they boiled the chiefs alive. A few years after, Temujin's army defeated one of the most powerful tribes, the Naiman tribe.
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Shortly after, Temujin gets the title Genghis Khan. he recieved this title beacuse he was a "universal ruler", which is what it means. it was a symbol of religious and spiritual beliefs.
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in the year of 1211, Khan's mongolian army of 80,000 struck northern china, or, the Jin Dynasty. This gave them great wealth because of the many rice fields located in this part of China.
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Khan and his army became ruthless and killed every living thing in sight, not sparing anything or anyone. in 1219, his army executed 200,000 citizens. He also killed the leader of the Khwarizm Dynasty as well as his son, ending the entire dynasty.
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Genghis Khan died in 1227 at age 62 from an unknown cause. Some believe it may have been a disease, however, others may of though he fell off his horse and died.
