Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan (ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; c. 1162 – 1227), born Temüjin (ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠵᠢᠨ), was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death.
Utilizing a Sword of Eden, Genghis Khan established what would later become the largest contiguous empire in history.Assassin's Creed: Memories
==Biography==
===Early life===
Temüjin was born circa 1162 in the within the territories of the , to a chieftain of the clan and his principal wife from the clan.
===Rise to power===
At a later point in his life, Temüjin obtained a Sword of Eden, and used its abilities to eventually found the Mongol Empire in 1206 and ruled it as Genghis Khan.
By the year 1217, the Mentor of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, correctly suspected that Genghis Khan's rise to power was due in part to a Sword of Eden. Thus, Altaïr, his wife Maria, and his son Darim traveled to Mongolia intending to assassinate Khan and retrieve the Piece of Eden.Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade – Chapter 48
By 1221, following a two year , Genghis Khan had control of the Silk Road trade route, bringing it under one cohesive political environment.Who's In Your Blood? 
===Death===
In August 1227, Altaïr and his allies located Genghis Khan in Xingqing around the time his Mongol forces were besieging the city; the Mongolian Assassin Qulan Gal shot Genghis Khan's horse with an arrow, dismounting the Mongol Emperor and providing Darim the chance to kill himAssassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade – Chapter 50 with a crossbow bolt.Assassin's Creed: Reflections – Issue #02
===Legacy===
Genghis Khan's grandson, Hülegü Khan, later destroyed most of the Assassin strongholds in the Levant after a failed attempt on his life in 1256, effectively erasing the Levantine Assassins' power.Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
After his death, a literary work on Genghis Khan and his family was written. A copy of the work was later purchased by Ezio Auditore in Constantinople in the 16th century.Assassin's Creed: Revelations
In 2016, Rebecca Crane estimated that Genghis Khan likely had sixteen million living descendants.Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter 6
==Gallery==
ACM Genghis Khan 2.PNG|Genghis Khan utilizing the Sword of Eden in combat
ACM Genghis Khan 3.PNG|Genghis Khan leading his Mongol army
AC WIYB Genghis Khan.PNG|Potrait of Genghis Khan as shown in Who's In Your Blood?
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed II 
*Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade 
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations 
*Assassin's Creed: Initiates 
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 
*Assassin's Creed: Memories 
*Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan 
*Assassin's Creed film 
*Assassin's Creed: Reflections
*Echoes of History 
==References==
Category:Individuals
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Category:1227 deaths
Category:Mongolians
Category:Mongols
Category:Khans
Category:Khans of the Mongol Empire
Category:Borjigins
Category:Templar allies
Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden