Great Chingis Khan

Chingis was born 1165 Clutching a clot of blood—omen of courage and victory, at least according to legend—a boy is born to a Mongol family living near the Onon River. He is named Temujin, which means “blacksmith.” Temujin’s father is murdered 1174 Temujin’s father, a minor chieftain named Yisugei, once robbed a group of Tatars, members