The Rise of Genghis Khan
Gone Medieval
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The Importance of Forging an Empire
His birth name was temuchin. Temchin means actually blacksmith. Timor is the mongolian for iron. He knew that his great grandfather had managed to get the mongrol tribes together and create some sort of unity, which was pretty powerful at the time. But when he experienced what it was like to be really down and out, i mean, he should have died,. Had it not been for his mother's strength of character. And i think that being down and out showed him the absolute vital need for something bigger than a family,Something bigger than a clan, and that was an initial starting point for his leadership.
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