Genghis Khan (born 1155, or 1162, or 1167, near Lake Baikal,Mongolia, died August 18, 1227, original name Temujin,also spelled Temuchin), Mongolian warrior-ruler, one of the most famous conquerors of history, who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.
Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler of genius who, starting from obscure and insignificant beginnings, brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family in a rigidly disciplined military state.