Genghis Khan During the late 1100’s and early 1200’s one man brought all of the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under his rule and through his many conquests, built an empire that was more extensive than that of Alexander the Great. This man was known as Genghis Khan (also spelled Chingis) and his armies were among the most feared in the history of warfare. By the time of his death Genghis Khan’s empire stretched across all of Asia and he could claim ownership of land as far west as the Caspian Sea. Although he would achieve great success later in life Genghis Khan’s early years were anything but promising. Genghis’s date of birth is debatable, but the one favoured in M