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*''Other Names: Temujin''

*''Other Names: Temujin''

Genghis Khan, also rendered as Chinggis Khan, was the founder of the [[Mongols|Mongol Empire]].

Genghis Khan, also rendered as Chinggis Khan, is the Persian name for the founder of the [[Mongols|Mongol Empire]].

Named Temujin as a child, he was the son of a Mongol tribal chieftain. After his father was killed in a raid by members of another tribe, young Temujin fled and lived a wandering life alone for some time. He returned to his own tribe some years later, and was soon successful in avenging his father. Gathering followers around him, he rose through the hierarchy of chiefs, eventually forming his own federation of clans under his leadership, and incorporating all his followers (regardless of their origins) into the Mongol identity. At the core of his armies was a group of personal companions, his ''nökhör'', who were loyal to no family, clan, or tribe, but only to Temujin.

Named Temujin as a child, he was the son of a Mongol tribal chieftain. After his father was killed in a raid by members of another tribe, young Temujin fled and lived a wandering life alone for some time. He returned to his own tribe some years later, and was soon successful in avenging his father. Gathering followers around him, he rose through the hierarchy of chiefs, eventually forming his own federation of clans under his leadership, and incorporating all his followers (regardless of their origins) into the Mongol identity. At the core of his armies was a group of personal companions, his ''nökhör'', who were loyal to no family, clan, or tribe, but only to Temujin.