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Period: Oct 21, 1160 to Aug 18, 1230
Genghis Khan's Life
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Oct 21, 1162
Birth
Genghis Khan was born in Deluun Boldog in 1162. He was born as Temuchin. -
Oct 21, 1196
Defeating the Tatar
Genghis Khan defeats the Tatar Tribe in battle. -
Oct 22, 1206
Becoming the Leader
Khan becomes the new leader of the Mongols and given the title of Genghis Khan -
Oct 22, 1207
War with China
Genghis Khan begins his war against China. It would result in a victory for the Mongols destroying the Jin Dynasty and Song Dynasty. The Mongols would establish the Yuan Dynasty. -
Oct 22, 1211
Invading the Chins
Genghis Khan invades the Chin empire. -
Oct 22, 1215
The Fall of Peking
After Peking is besieged in 1214, it falls in 1215 and is taken over by Genghis Khan. -
Oct 22, 1218
Shah Mohammad Angers Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan looks to open trade with the Khwarezmian Empire. Instead of trading, the Shah of the Khwarezmian empire, Ala ad-Din Mohammad II, sacks a Mongol caravan and arrests the men aboard. -
Oct 22, 1219
Shah Mohammad's Armies are Defeated
Khan meets Shah Mohammad's army where Mohammad's armies are defeated and Genghis Khan's hunt for Shah Mohammad begins. -
Oct 22, 1220
Genghis Khan's Rampage
The lands of Bukhara, Samarkand, and more are taken over by Genghis Khan. He captures them after he is upset by Shah Mohammad's actions in killing 3 men he sent to have Shah admit to what he did. He annihilates Kharezm cities and artifacts in what is known as the bloodiest massacre the world has ever seen until the 20th century. -
Aug 18, 1227
Death
Genghis Khan dies.
