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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Genghis Khan

1162 - 1227

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Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – 25 August 1227), also Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227; it later became the largest contiguous empire in history. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia. Born between 1155 and 1167 and given the name Temüjin, he was the oldest child of Yesugei, a Mongol chieftain of the Borjigin clan, and his wife Hö'elün. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Genghis Khan has received more than 32,909,785 page views. His biography is available in 159 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 154 in 2019). Genghis Khan is the most popular military personnel, the most popular biography from Mongolia and the most popular Mongolian Military Personnel.

Genghis Khan is most famous for being the founder of the Mongol Empire. He is also known for his military prowess and his conquests.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Genghis Khan ranks 1 out of 1,468After him are Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, Timur, Charles de Gaulle, Karl Dönitz, Spartacus, Erwin Rommel, Charles Martel, Adolf Eichmann, Themistocles, and William Wallace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1162, Genghis Khan ranks 1After him are Jamukha, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi, Theodoric I, Margrave of Meissen, and Fujiwara no Teika. Among people deceased in 1227, Genghis Khan ranks 1After him are Jochi, Pope Honorius III, Leszek the White, Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Qiu Chuji, Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Abdallah al-Adil, Al-Mu'azzam Isa, Marco I Sanudo, Renaud I, Count of Dammartin, and Demetrius of Montferrat.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Genghis Khan ranks 1 out of 63After him are Hulagu Khan (1217), Batu Khan (1207), Tolui (1191), Jochi (1181), Börte (1161), Subutai (1175), Modu Chanyu (-234), Berke (1209), Ariq Böke (1219), Abaqa Khan (1234), and Jebe (1137).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Mongolia

Among military personnels born in Mongolia, Genghis Khan ranks 1After him are Jochi (1181), Subutai (1175), and Muqali (1170).