Kill, maim, and conquer A Presentation on Genghis Khan By Nicholas Thrower

Introduction  Who was Genghis Khan?  What did he do?  How did he do it?  Summary

What was his background  He was born in Mongolia in 1167 AD  Given the name Temujin meaning blacksmith  His father was killed when he was 9  He killed his half brother for stealing food

Was he a butcher?  He slaughtered the tribe who killed his father  He made an example of the first city he captured  His armies attacked the Jin dynasty after they appeared to betray him

Was he a military genius?  He laid the foundations for the largest land empire in human history  His armies defeated larger forces of better equipped soldiers  It is understood that he once claimed he was a punishment from God

Where is he now?  No-one knows  Anyone who saw his funeral procession was killed  To this day, his grave has not been found

What did he achieve?  By the age of 40, he controlled all of Mongolia, an area about the size of Alaska  He established the first written language in Mongolia  Captured a large part of China  Destroyed the Khwarazim empire  Successfully invaded Russia

The Empire of Genghis Khan

How did he achieve all of this?  He was born clutching a clot of blood, a sign of courage and victory  Son of a tribal chief so he was well versed in military tactics  He was abandoned at the age of 9 by his tribe, so he learnt how to survive  He used hit and run tactics to draw his enemies into traps

Mongolian horse archers  Carried the Mongolian compound bow  As powerful as a European crossbow  Half the size of a longbow

Summary  He was Mongolian Warlord who set the foundation for the largest empire in history  He conquered new territory faster than anyone in history  Established the first Mongolian written language  The site of his burial is a mystery to this day

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