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Pax Mongolica: Genghis Khan & Kublai Khan

Conflicted: A History Podcast

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The Secret History of the Mongols

Timujin was born with a large clot of blood clenched in his tiny fist. His mother and other siblins were cast out of the tribe to fend for themselves after their father died. But despite being cast out, holun timujin's mother managed to keep her son alive. At age 12, Timulchin killed his older half brother by shooting him through the abdomen.

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