Why was Genghis named Genghis Khan?

Born in north central Mongolia around 1162, Genghis Khan was originally named "Temujin" after a Tatar chieftain that his father, Yesukhei, had captured. read more

Original name of Genghis Khan was Temujin which means” iron man”. The leader of a big group of Mongol clans and tribes was given the the title “Khan”.When Temujin became a head of 50,000 yurts , mostly of the Kyat Mongol tribe , he was given the” Khanship”,and he became “Temujin Khan”. read more

Ögedei Khan, born Ögedei (c. 1185 – December 11, 1241) was the third son of Genghis Khan and second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He continued the expansion that his father had begun and was a world figure when the Mongol Empire reached its farthest extent west and south during the invasions of Europe and Asia. read more

Genghis Khan is now seen as a national hero and founding father of Mongolia, but during the era of Soviet rule in the 20th century, the mere mention of his name was banned. read more

In 1219 Genghis Khan went to war against the Khwarezm Empire in present-day Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Iran. The sultan there had agreed to a trade treaty, but when the first caravan arrived its goods were stolen and its merchants were killed. read more