Genghis Khan: His Life And His Legacy 

He didn't kill his brother just because he stole a fish. He killed him because he was hoarding food for himself while the rest of the family scraped by. The fish was just the last straw for Temujin / Genghis.

"Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.” ― Genghis Khan

It’s nice to have a channel teaching stuff like this!

it would be great if you can do a follow up of kublai khan as well. that is one crazy story as well. Great work with this channel. Thanks for quality content.

no mention of how he was originally named Temujin?

“I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” - Genghis Khan

Lesson? Don't kill the envoy.

Khan stands out among all great conquerors in that he was never deposed, exiled, defeated, or died young. He lived a full live and died in his 60s still an emperor and conqueror. Not many others can say the same.

I fell asleep on an Oscar Wilde video and woke up to this. I'm glad I did.

The Mongols: They are the exception -CrashCourse World History

Simon, you glossed over probably the most important points in the life of Genghis. First, he revolutionized warfare with his complete reliance on cavalry. Mongol boys usually began riding horses by the age of 2, and by their early teen years were experienced horsemen, riding without saddle or stirrups, and from that platform were able to fire a bow and arrow rapidly and accurately. They had minimal problems with supplies since each warrior carried everything he needed to live and fight with him. Genghis' system of decimal organization of his army - a basic unit of 10, then 10 groups of 10, then 10 X 100, 10 X 100, with a variable number of groups of 1000 under each general - was as revolutionary as the Roman century system. Communication was, of course, by verbal message, but he utilized the Mongol tradition of song and lyric poetry by putting orders into the form of a song, to be memorized by each messenger. His method of dealing with besieged cities was revolutionary, as well. He used various forms of psychological warfare to encourage peaceful surrender, and on first confronting a fortified city, he offered complete amnesty to everyone if the city surrendered and agreed to be incorporated into the Mongol system. If they fought, he promised, and delivered complete obliteration of the city and it's people. Captives were categorized by skill - artisans, priests, accountants, linguists, those who could read and write etc. - and they were dispersed around the empire according to where they were needed, with the conscious intent to mix cultures so they could learn from each other. He allowed complete freedom of religion, and religious tolerance was encouraged (and enforced). He created a postal system, sort of a Camel Express. He standardized protocols along the Silk Road and branch trading routes, building newer and better caravanserai, eliminated regional tariffs, and eliminated the menace of bandits. His scholars invented a written language for spoken Mongol. In short, he created a smoothly functioning empire with uniform standards, spanning two continents, with efficient commerce and communication. It lasted until his death, when it was divided and passed on to his four sons. They were more of the gold toilet and doorknob school of governance, so most of what he had built quickly fell apart. There were temporary exceptions like his grandson Kublai, but the rest of the empire, under Donald Khan Jr. and Eric Khan rapidly decayed.

Wow. AdSense is god awful for demonetizing this level of work and dedication. THIS is why I wrote 'I don't think RU-vid is a reliable trading partner' in that little survey about why I haven't monotized my channel. I feel for ya Shell/Simon and crew. Sorry for the poor quality of Google services these days. Hopefully someone will displace them with a better platform at some point. The bar is looking lower. Happy New Year! Make this one so great you forget all the rest. Stay saucy! -Jake.

"How many boards could a Mongol hoard if a Mongol horde got bored?" - Calvin and Hobbes

"KHAAAAAAAANNNNNNN!"

Anyone here listen to the band The HU? "Yuve Yuve Yu!"

It is great that you are showing interest and making this video on this topic.However, as a Mongolian, I can't help but to correct some of the inaccuracies here. 1) First of all, you really should not say Genghis was born because the name itself is really a title meaning universal ruler and was given to him when he became the leader of all warring nomadic tribes of Mongolia. 2) His mother's name is Oelun, not a Harleeeen? no idea where you got that name from. 3) He didn't go back to the guard he knocked off, but he was hiding near the river bed and was later spotted by an old man, part of the team to brought him back. However, the old man was quite impressed by his craftiness of him hiding there in the middle of the night as peopled wouldn't really check there and decided not to report him simply because he liked the little boy. 4) Temujin did not simply leave Borte to his mother and went to look for alliance with others. It was actually because of Borte meaning due to her capture by Merkit's, he formed the alliance to get his wife back. Of course, he knew that without his help of blood brother Jamukha and Toirol Wan, he was not able to do that. Because of his alliance, he was obliged to support the others when they needed help. In short, you got the chronology incorrect. Borte was kidnapped first and then Genghis saved her by forming the alliance. 5) About the segment on Borte's jealousy of what you are almost saying "Bromance" of Temujin and Jamukha- I highly doubt that there was a jealousy, but she was fully aware of the fact that Jamukha wouldn't want to co-rule what they would achieve in the future. It was quite clear that Jamukha really believed that there must be only one absolute ruler. If you read more carefully, it was quite clear that Genghis highly valued advice from his mother and wife, which backed by quite many incidents in the Secret History of Mongols and other sources. 6) The total number of his Army never surpassed 150,000; thus, I rightly doubt that he sent the number you gave to be correct. I would also like to suggest a documentary on him to those who are interested. Genghis Khan by BBC and it is the most historically accurate one I have seen from numerous coverages on him and all actors played are true Mongolians. Thus, it would educate you on the topic much better than most sources, I would argue.

Quite possibly the greatest warlord in history.

Genghis Khan has gotta be one of the smartest state crafters who has ever lived. His understanding of social systems and how to create and manipulate them is still impressive to this day. Not to mention him being one of the best and most wily military strategists who has ever lived. But there is still no way I would ever want to live under the so called "Pax Mongolia" that some of the more apologist historians love to tell you about.

Apparently he wasn’t a brave child and was instead very timid and was often bullied by his step brothers, it wasn’t until he turned 15 that he would become a great warrior.

It was awesome to see so much information about his earlier years. So much information on Temüjin focuses on the obviousness of his military career and not the specifics of his rise. This felt like a true bio and not a stuffy historical recount - Awesome job, peeps! TY!

Jamuka is like "I said I wanted to suffocate ON carpet not IN carpet"

The god of war himself, unrivaled conquest, it shall never be repeated

The original Stallion who Mounts the World.

Appreciate ya Simon!! This channel is AMAZING!

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their woman

Unlike most other RU-vid video posts about Genghis, this one actually have fewer errors. Good work! Thank you

Qing? Qin? Surely you mean Jin or Song right? You are either 1000 years too late with Qin or 600 years too early for Qing.

My favourite history RU-vid channel straight to the point I’ve learned about so many individuals because of biographics

Untuk bullmose : 0:00-06:00, untuk bullcat : 06:00-12:00, bulldog : 12:00-16:06

I literally had goosebumps from watching these video.

There's some debate but his name was probably pronounced something like "Ching-gis Han"

Nice video, do more like this. Rulers, Generals, Kings Keep up the work!

who's here after playing ghost of tsushima

im a NERD for biographies and history, and i love researching why people did what they did, how they did it ect. So your channel\s are a GOLDMINE of awesomeness ! Keep up the amazing work !

You didn’t mention how Ghenghis Khan was enslaved for 10 years in tangut kingdom as slave. He rise from nothing and became the greatest warrior world 🌍 has ever known.

astonished by the way you precisely tell the history and phenomenal information ..

Good summary. Two points. He was known for killing civilians, but it was according to his own code. He was unmerciful to any that didn’t submit or subjugate themselves or surrender. But he saw great value in artisans & experts of all skill sets, often sparing their lives & encouraging them to thrive under his wing, greatly advancing many arts. It’s actions such as those that show he wasn’t just an unsophisticated barbarian killing & plundering, bent on destruction, but that he was also trying to build something more lasting. And speaking of lasting, because of him raping & pillaging the world, genetic tests show his bloodline still exists in modern people, some estimates credit him with having more descendants than any other historical figure. Of course, we don’t have his actual genetic material, so these pronouncements are probably speaking as much about Mongol bloodlines as opposed to Ghengis’. Regardless, some say his blood is in a billion people today.

“Set me free and give me a horse or I’ll say you helped me” If you put that in a movie it would never work! Reality is utterly crazy.

This is one of the few biographies you've done that could do with being longer. So interesting! Thank you.

Please do a video for Kublai Khan. Thank you.

Another amazing video please keep up the great work !!!!!

The British Empire was the largest empire in history. The Mongol empire was the largest contiguous empire. An important difference

Yaaay you listened to me! Thank you Simon!

0:40 - Chapter 1 - Early days 2:40 - Chapter 2 - First kill 4:25 - Chapter 3 - Forging alliances 6:00 - Chapter 4 - Absolute power 10:25 - Chapter 5 - The great khan 12:00 - Chapter 6 - Conquest abroad 14:40 - Chapter 7 - The end

I must say that your an amazing person taking all this time to help teach us and enlighten us on so many varied topics thru time

Oi Simon, point of correction: he wasn't a peasant he was the son of a tribal chief And 2 the reson he went to togural was not only because he was one of the strongest tribal chief at the time bit also because torgural was a closed friend of his father( Anda or blood brothers)

"Never make an ass of yourself trying to play parts you aren't suited for." -John Wayne, directly after playing Temujin in The Conquerer

Love both your channels! Keep up the good work! Now that you did one Genghis you have to do one on Attila the Hun.

May I suggest "Atilla The Hun" and/or "Suleiman The Magnificent" I love this series, keep up the great work!!!!!😁

He took Russia in WINTER.

This is value! Thank you the time and effort your put in this videos. Keep going! Subbed

Good work Simon but only 16 min to the great Khan was not enough. Did you know he fathered so many children that many Mongols today can trace some heritage to him?

He did all that with NO military training or anything like that. Think about that. *WOW!* I didn't know that.

As you thank us for watching, we do thank you for such valuable materials Simon. May you please make an episode about Stalin? I've asked you before in the Erwin's episode, please consider such significant character "historically not humanly". In addition, u may kindly continue this interesting episode by making another one about his grandson Kublai. Thanks in advance and have a good day, Regards, Ahmad,

Happy New Year Simon! Genghis Khan of RU-vid! :D

Please do Hunter S Thompson!!

I. LOVE. THESE. BIOGRAPHICS. Thanks for you and your teams hard work 8) I listen to them as I'm doing work.

Biographics is one of the best programs on uTube .Simon has the skill of using such discourse with great eloquence. I am looking forward to seeing Catherine the Great of Russia she is an intriguing woman 😉

Hardcore history dan carlin has 4 or 5 4 hr podcasts on the mongols. Definitely worth a listen.

Simon is the man. I sub to any channel that he does

Love this

They saw he was special and gave him every way to succeed and succeed he did

Please do a video on Subutai

Bro u do such a good job at this

Love your videos mate, however, their were several misleading information: It‘s the "Jin" empire, not "Qin". Qin was the first empire of China, back in 221 BCE. Jin was the Dynasty that was ruling the northern parts of China, and the rulers were the Jurchen people from Manchuria. "China", was the Song dynasty at this time, and the Mongols did not conquer it during Chinggis Khan‘s lifetime. It will be until his grandson, Kublai Khan, that was the person to conquer all of China in 1279, which he then established the Yuan Dynasty. Also, you should have mentioned Chinggis/Genghis Khan is not his name, but his title. His birth name is Temujin.

Its crucial to pass down the historys of such accomplished humans.

Hi, Just wondering if you would do a biography on Joan of ARC, she is one of my favourites. Thanks for the amazing research really enjoyed it.

These history lessons are terribly satisfying. LOL We want more!

Died 793 years ago. There was life before us, and there will be life after us. I guess it is quite important to enjoy our short lives while we have them, and to leave a legacy if we can. Also, the thought that there are millions of people living today that are descendants of Khan really makes you think. What are the chances of any of us being alive... after all of the people each of our ancestors could have mated with, and still we are here.

Awesome!!! Love this channel so much :-)

Happy New Year to all! Make 2018 a great year. Keep a smile on your face and hope in your heart.

Thanks Biographics.

Genghis Khan is the greatest warrior of all time.

That last line about the flow of trade and info was great. It really makes you think.

Sir, do you have a video on Gen. Douglas MacArthur ?

One of your best bios simon.. Congrats

These videos are like a longer more detailed version of a books blurb, how much of this do you research from Wikipedia?

Just found your channel I can’t stop watching! Great content, brilliantly presented. Well done buddy 👍

Ghenghis Khan: i fear no nation or man...but that thing(dog) it scares me 😂😂😂

Learning so much with these videos, thx.

Sounds like the Dothraki!

Thank you Simon

Please can you also do African figures like King Shaka Zulu from South African or Queen Nzinga from Angola

Again Another great video Thanks .... Your videos are never boring Always informing Simon how about video on civil war ??

"...to get his wish, and be suffocated in a carpet." HAHAHAHA

Listen in everyday at work. Great videos

another well-done biography

How weird is it I am watching this on the 18/08/19 nearly 800 years after his death

Do Oda Nobunaga!

Actually, Temujin did not take the title of Chingiz Khan, which actually means "universal leader" until he was 44, in 1206. You constantly refer to the young Temujin as Chingiz, which is like calling young Adolf Hitler "Führer" as a child.

The Man With 16 Million Living Relatives and possibly counting.

Writing a research paper and turned this 16 mins into 6 pages thank you my friend.

pronounced chengis in mongolian but other than that awesome vid!

I've been watching these since day one. I love this channel. Please keep making more.

He had his back broken as I’ve learned I have heard nothing if a carpet suffocation

Who is your favorite Great Khan and why?

I love how he's considered a barbarian, but yet he routinely attempted peace. It was only those who thought him lesser and betrayed his trust that he crushed mercilessly. Who was the real barbarian there?

Simon Whistler is one of the greatest creators on RU-vid at the moment, educational, informative and entertaining. I would love to see the story of the cockleshell heroes make it onto one of your channels.

Perhaps but also one of the most prolific mass murderer. Right up there with Hitler, Stalin and Mao.

Great channel Simon! Keep up the good work!