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Genghis Khan Part 2: Rise of the Mongols

Real Dictators

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The Unintentional Conqueror of the Mongol Empire

The Mongols were not concerned with having a bad reputation and probably strongly encouraged it. Chingus Khan is fast building the biggest empire the world has yet seen. He rearranged the society of Mongolia, something that former nomadic chief never did. The campaign in the Khwarezmian Empire is what transformed him into a global historical character.

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