Mongol leader Genghis Khan born by the name of Temujin (1162-1227) rose from humble early stages to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he seized huge areas of central Asia and China. His descendants extended the realm even further, advancing to such distant places only on horse and walking like Vietnam, Syria, Poland, and Korea. At their peak, at the high of the Mongols empire, they had controlled somewhere between 12 million contiguous square miles, to put this in comparison, it’s very close to the size of Africa.
While he was blamed for countless slaughter of people in the course of Genghis Khan’s invasions. Many don’t know that he permitted religious freedom to his subjects.
While he was blamed for countless slaughter of people in the course of Genghis Khan’s invasions. Many don’t know that he permitted religious freedom to his subjects.