How an Abandoned Boy Became Genghis Khan!

He grew up eating roots. His clan abandoned him, a rival tribe locked him in a wooden collar, and his best friend became his worst enemy. Within about twenty years of taking the title Chinggis Khan, he ruled an empire more than twice the size of Rome at its peak. This is the story of Temüjin: the poisoned father, the muddy-lake oath, the army he rebuilt around talent instead of family, the cities that surrendered and the ones that didn't, and the grave nobody has found in 800 years. Chapters: 0:00 How does an outcast take over the world? 0:39 Born clutching a blood clot 1:29 The wooden collar and a best friend 2:46 Everything falls apart 4:00 The bet on talent 4:56 1206: Chinggis Khan 5:39 Cities, deserts and a warning 6:47 Getting old 7:30 Genius or the scariest man in history? 8:21 The death nobody agrees on 9:01 The DNA and the lost grave Sources: The Secret History of the Mongols (13th century), trans. Igor de Rachewiltz Paul Ratchnevsky, Genghis Khan: His Life and Legacy (1991); Timothy May, The Mongol Empire (2018) Ata-Malik Juvayni, History of the World-Conqueror #history #GenghisKhan #MongolEmpire #Dynastique