The name Genghis Khan probably makes many people think of conquering warriors on horseback leaving burning cities and piles of dead bodies behind them. While there is no doubt that Genghis Khan was the leader of a highly efficient killing machine, th

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In 1162, deep in the heart of Asia, a child was born. He was clutching a blood clot(血块), a sign from heaven that he was destined to be a great warrior. His life was to become a legend, his name---

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My father had been poisoned by a rival tribe. My mother told me my father's enemies were forever the enemies of my own heart. From that day, I would never be a child again. As the eldest son, Temujin(铁

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At the Merkit(蔑儿乞惕) camp in the mountains of northern Mongolia, Temujin(铁木真) went looking for his wife.

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Jamuqa(扎木和) split the tribe. Two years would pass before they would hear from him. High on the plateau of central Mongolia is a place known as Dalan Balzhut. It was here that Borte's(孛儿帖)

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For the tribe and for Jamuqa(扎木合) it was a decisive moment.

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In the summer of 1204, Temujin(铁木真) rode west to confront his blood brother. The outcome would be decisive for the future of the Mongol people. In the foothills of the Khangai Mountains (杭爱山

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He looked to the west to build on his conquests, not through war, but through trade. He sent ambassadors to Persia, and established a network of routes linked by staging posts, 40 kilometers apart. A

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The Chinese could afford to employ people to fight for it . In the borderlands, the Mongols met a force of heavily armed mercenaries, who were loyal as only mercenaries could be. Reinforced by the mer

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But even this was not enough to satisfy the desire of Genghis Khan. He wanted something more, something his army could not give him, which is why in 1222, this man traveled towards Genghis Khan's cour

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Tim Cope Explorer Wolves and Dogs Tim Cope is an award winning author, adventurer, explorer and film-maker with a special interest in the traditional cultures of Central Asia and Russia. He has worked as a wilderness guide in the sub-arctic regions o

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Who Was the Real Genghis Khan The name Genghis Khan probably makes many people think of conquering warriors on horseback leaving burning cities and piles of dead bodies behind them. While there is no

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For one month, his army plundered, burnt and raped. A year later, visiting foreign ambassadors described the streets as

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But despite the Mongol's attempts to master siege warfare, the Chinese were still much more advanced in their military technology. They responded by filling bombs with crude oil, molten metal, chemica

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They feasted on the supplies they captured. Genghis Khan turned Beijing into a prison. Within the walls, thousands starved to death. The survivors resorted to cannibalism. Finally, Genghis Khan's army

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Temujin granted his blood brother his final wish and broke his back. The defeat and death of Jamuqa led to a sight never before seen in the history of Mongolia: the recognition of one man as the leade

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成吉思汗统一蒙古各部,在历史上起了进步作用。攻金灭夏,为元朝的建立奠定了基础。他军事才能卓越,战略上重视联远攻近,力避树敌过多。用兵注重详探敌情、分割包围、远程奇袭、佯

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DNA Wrath of Khan 成吉思汗疯狂的基因 Today, Afghanistan is a war-torn region, battled over by military forces and world-spanning empire s . Eight hundred years ago things were much the same. Only then, there was only one ruler: Genghis Khan.

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