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1162
His birth
According to legend his birth was auspicious because he was holding a blood clot in his hand when he came into this world. He is also said to have divine origins because his first ancestor was the gray wolf. -
Period: 1162 to 1175
Early years
When he was 9 his family lived in extreme poverty because they were abandoned by the clan when the leader Yesugei was poisoned. -
1175
Rise to power
He formed powerful allies and had a strategy to stop any thought of rebellion by making sure there were no enemies to oppose him. Before attacking China he would first make sure no nomad leader survived to stab him in the back. -
Period: 1175 to 1206
Tactical ruthlessness
He was not ruthless just to be cruel he intended to leave no one alive from the old rival aristocrats who might try to build a resistance. -
1206
Accepted as emperor
He was accepted as the emperor of all the Steppe people he was suppose to distribute thousands of people to his own relatives replacing the existing patterns of tribes, and clans. -
Period: 1206 to 1207
Breaking the friendship
The break with Jamuka brought up a problem with the mongol world that could only be resolved with the disappearance of one or the other rival. -
1207
Friendship
His friendship with Jamuka helped him gain supremacy in the Steppes it only lasted a year and a half the Genghis Khan's wife said they needed to go there separate ways. -
1211
Taking an empire
Genghis Khans' army fell upon the Jin empire of northern China -
Period: 1214 to 1215
Being bought
He allowed himself to be bought off temporarily with a huge amount of booty but resumed his attack and took Beijing a year later. -
1226
Final campaign
A year before he died he started his final campaign against the xixia. -
Aug 18, 1227
Death
He died on August 18, 1227
