Genghis Khan

E67424

emperor founder of state human military leader political leader

Genghis Khan was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous land empire in history through his military conquests and unification of the Mongol tribes.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	emperor → founder of state → human → military leader → political leader →
birthDate	c. 1162 →
birthName	Temüjin →
birthPlace	Delüün Boldog → Mongolia → near Onon River →
burialPlace	unknown →
canonizedIn	national hero of Mongolia →
child	Chagatai Khan → Jochi → Tolui → Ögedei Khan →
conflict	Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire → Mongol–Jin War → campaigns against Western Xia →
countryOfCitizenship	Mongol Empire →
deathDate	1227 →
deathPlace	Western Xia → near Yinchuan →
ethnicGroup	Mongols →
father	Yesügei →
founded	Mongol Empire →
knownFor	founding the largest contiguous land empire in history → military strategy and tactics → promotion based on merit → psychological warfare → religious tolerance policies → use of horse archers →
languageSpoken	Mongolian →
mannerOfDeath	uncertain →
militaryRank	supreme commander →
mother	Hoelun →
name	Genghis Khan →
notableCommanderOf	Mongol armies →
notableWork	Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire → Mongol invasions of Central Asia → Yassa legal code (attributed) → unification of the Mongol tribes →
positionHeld	Great Khan of the Mongol Empire → Khagan →
religion	Tengrism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Börte →
successor	Ögedei Khan →
tribe	Borjigin →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Batu Khan → Kublai Khan → Möngke Khan →	grandfather
Mughal dynasty →	claimedDescentFrom
Giray →	claimsDescentFrom
Samarkand →	conqueredBy
Ögedei Khan →	father
Mongolia →	historicalFigureAssociated
Kublai Khan →	influencedBy
Babur →	maternalAncestor
Genghis Khan →	name
Mongol invasions of India →	notableCommander
Mongols →	notableLeader
Michel Dimitri Chalhoub →	notableWork
Ögedei Khan →	predecessor
Qutlugh Nigar Khanum →	relative