Genghis Khan's Accomplishments

Genghis Khan, born as Temujin, controlled the world’s largest empire. He conquered vast territories across the continents of Europe and Asia. An empire that vast could not have been formed without ambition, excellent organizational skills, a strong military, destruction, and chaos. To prove that Genghis Khan was a great ruler, one must look at his early life, and his desire to unite Mongolia through multiple military campaigns ending in a strong, sole, rulership.
The hardships of Temujin’s childhood and the influences of many people throughout his life helped shape him to be a brilliant emperor. He was born in central Mongolia into a noble military family in 1162. His father was Yesugei, a chieftain of the Borjigin tribe. His mother Hoelun was from the Olkhunut tribe. He was her first son and the third for his father. (Ratchnevsky 1). Legend tells of Temujin being born carrying a blood clot in his right hand, which was believed a sign he would be a great conqueror (history.com 1). When Temujin was nine years old, his father took him to live with the family of his future bride Borte, who was part of the Onggirat tribe. Borte’s father, Dai Setsen, was the Onggirat tribe chieftain. Their …show more content…
One of the strategies he used was assimilating the conquered people within his own people. (100) Genghis Kahn’s goal was to end the traditional separations of the different tribes and unite all Mongols under his rule. (Morgan 71) When he conquered a tribe, he never took their land away from them and forced the people to live elsewhere. He put them under his protection and offered the people great wealth if they were loyal to him. Another political strategy of Genghis Khan was that he decided he was not going to appoint his army generals because of family ties He was going to give titles to the people who were loyal and deserving (“Article”