Genghis Khan was a 13th-century warrior in central Asia who founded the Mongol Empire, which stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Europe. Much about Genghis Khan remains unknown. For instance ...

and protected travel under a period of “Pax Mongolica,” or Mongol peace, beginning in about 1279 and lasting until the empire’s end. But Genghis Khan’s death in 1227 ultimately doomed the ...

The man history knows as Genghis Khan was called initially Temujin. Born near Lake Baikal, Mongolia, around 1162, Temujin ...

Börte was Genghis Khan's principal wife and the first queen of the powerful Mongol Empire. Tents and animals. Horses and swords. The early days of the Mongol Empire were characterized by battle ...

At its peak, the Mongol Empire covered the most contiguous territory in history. Led at first by Genghis Khan, the empire lasted from 1206 until 1368. During that time, it expanded to cover most ...

Genghis Khan (also spelled Chinggis Khan, Chingiz Khan or Tchingis Qaghan) was the founder of the Mongol Empire. Born around 1160 and originally named Temujin (also spelled Temuchin), his father ...

As Weatherford says in his new book, "The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire," "Genghis Khan sired four self-indulgent sons who proved good ...

The narrative underscored the fact that no one knew, at the time of this writing, where the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire was buried ... tradition for Genghis Khan and his successors.