The Backround of Genghis Khan

                    Genghis Khan was born in 1162 in Deluun Boldog Mongolia. He was the third oldest and his father was a  huge chief in the Mongols. This was a traditional sign that  he was to be a great leader. Like all Mongolian children he lad  a hard nomadic life. His father arranged his marriage at  age nine and only met his wife when he lifted the veil from her head at the wedding! After they were married they had children and being the head of the family Genghis had to protect and serve his family. They survived on wild berries and  small game the next  year. One day he got into a dispute with his brother over the spoils of hunting, then ten year old Genghis Khan killed his brother. Later his brothers tribe destroyed Genghis's house and took Genghis as prisoner For killing his brother, Genghis was sent to be a prisoner for the rest of his life.He escaped with the help of Chilaun. ( Later, Chilaun was to be Genghis's General and one of the most trusted adviser.)
                       After escaping being a slave Genghis sought to conquer Mongolia with revenge from his  brothers tribe. He destroyed the tribe and spared all who would surrender. He continued to conquer villages along this term and began his campaign to conquer all of  Mongolia.  By 1190 he had united just a few of the Mongol tribes, he decided to break Mongol tradition and to promise his people the spoils of war instead of just the family of the leader of the tribe getting them. This helped encourage the people of his tribe to unite all of Mongolia. In 1206 he had united all of Mongolia, he then decided to try to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty. In 1215 he conquered the Jin Dynasty and moved on to the Song dynasty. He conquered the Song dynasty in 1271 and established the Yuan dynasty in 1272.