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Temüjin (Genghis Khan)

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The birth name of Genghis Khan, who, despite an inauspicious and challenging childhood marked by poverty, abandonment, and violence, rose to conquer the largest contiguous empire in history. He was named 'person of iron' after a Tatar his father killed.

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Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire | Lex Fridman Podcast #476

Jack Weatherford: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire | Lex Fridman Podcast #476

Lex Fridman

The birth name of Genghis Khan, who, despite an inauspicious and challenging childhood marked by poverty, abandonment, and violence, rose to conquer the largest contiguous empire in history. He was named 'person of iron' after a Tatar his father killed.