Genghis Khan(born Temujin 1162 August 18, 1227, Modern Mongolian pronunciation, Middle Mongol pronunciation or was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding the Empire and being proclaimed "Genghis Khan", he launched the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia. Campaigns initiated in his lifetime include those against the Qara Khitai, Caucasus, and Khwarazmian, Western Xia and Jin dynasties. These campaigns were often accompanied by large-scale massacres of the civilian populations especially in the Khwarazmian and Western controlled lands. By the end of his life, the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of Central Asia and China. images resources. By User:Astrokey44 - Based on the freely licenced Image:Genghis khan empire at his death.png using information from maps of the Mongol Empire in atlases and on the web such as [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]. Made in Photoshop and Painter., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=885439 Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=720795 By Yu Ninjie (uploaded on Commons by LiDaobing) - Tan Qixiang (ed.), Zhongguo lishi ditu (???????; 1982). Released under the GNU FDL., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47147 By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75688975 By Unknown - Dschingis Khan und seine Erben (exhibition catalogue), München 2005, p. 304https://theme.npm.edu.tw/khan/article.aspx?sno=03009223&uid=03009127&lang=2, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4126191 By Khiruge - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38307897 By Bill Taroli - Mural of seige warfareUploaded by clusternote, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27693117 By Sgt. G. S. Thomas - This Image was released by the United States Marine Corps with the ID 070801-M-1848T-151 (next).This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.????? | Deutsch | English | español | euskara | ????? | français | italiano | ??? | ??? | ?????????? | ?????? | Plattdüütsch | Nederlands | polski | ???? | português | svenska | Türkçe | ?????????? | ?? | ??(??)? | +/-, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23091604 By Vidor at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2069300 By Fanghong - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4960471 https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%86%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B2_%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%8610 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan
