Did Genghis Khan go to battle himself with his army?

After being proclaimed leader of the Mongol tribes, rather than settle down and create a court, he continued to travel on horseback with his armies, fighting to conquer territory. He led his army into Beijing in his conquer of China - the following portrait portrays Khan entering the city of Beijing (later renamed Khanbaliq):. read more

Yes, he did. When he began his quest for power, he was able to gain followers through his mastery of steppe diplomacy, a skill which entails logical battle tactics. read more

When the Jin ruler subsequently moved his court south to the city of Kaifeng, Genghis Khan took this as a breach of their agreement and, with the help of Jin deserters, sacked Zhongdu to the ground. In 1219 Genghis Khan went to war against the Khwarezm Empire in present-day Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran. read more

Genghis Khan, Genghis also spelled Chinggis, Chingis, Jenghiz, or Jinghis, original name Temüjin, also spelled Temuchin, (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227), Mongolian warrior-ruler, one of the most famous conquerors of history, who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea. read more