Temujin/Genghis Khan


 * Temujin is Genghis Khan’s personal name, which means “blacksmith”. Some of his followers were sons of blacksmiths.
 * Genghis acclaimed “great khan” in 1206 and died in 1227 (it is uknown why he died).
 * The rise of the Mongols can be attributed to the special abilities Genghis Khan and his followers.
 * The Mongols saw their rulers as centrally important (words attributed to Genghis), and it allowed them to appeal to any religion to legitimate conquests.
 * Genghis died in 1227, but the conquests of China continued under his son Ogodei.