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{{Dialogue|Qulan|Your time is at an end, Temujin.|Genghis|Hnn... That name no longer has meaning. I am and shall forever remain ''Genghis Khan''.|Genghis Khan to Qulan Gal, 1227.|Assassin's Creed: Reflections|Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2}}
{{Quote|A dark tide rises to the east – an army of such size and power that all the land is made quick to worry. Their leader is a man named Temujin, who has adopted the title Genghis Khan. He sweeps across the lands, conquering and subsuming all who stand in his way.|[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]], page 29.|Assassin's Creed II}}
{{Character Infobox
[[File:ACM Genghis Khan 1.PNG|thumb|200px|Genghis Khan with his [[Sword of Eden]]]]
|image  = ACM Genghis Khan 1.png
'''Temujin''' (c. 1162 – August 1227), also known under the title '''Genghis Khan''', was the founder and first emperor of the [[Mongol Empire]], which he ruled from 1206 until his death. Utilizing a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]], Genghis Khan established what would later become the largest empire in history.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>
|birth  = c. 1162<br>{{Wiki|Khentii Mountains}}, {{Wiki|Khamag Mongol}}
|death  = 18 August 1227 {{C|aged c. 65}}<br>[[Xingqing]], [[Western Xia]]
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = *{{Wiki|Borjigin}}
*[[Mongol Empire]]
**Mongolian Army
}}
'''Genghis Khan''' (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl;vertical-align:text-top;">ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ</span><span style="writing-mode:tb-rl;vertical-align:text-top;">ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ</span>; c. 1162 – 1227), born '''Temüjin''' (<span style="writing-mode:tb-rl;vertical-align:text-top;">ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠵᠢᠨ</span>), was the founder and first Great Khan of the [[Mongol Empire]], which he ruled from 1206 until his death. Utilizing a [[Sword of Eden 2|Sword of Eden]], Genghis Khan established what would later become the largest contiguous empire in history.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>


By the year 1217, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], suspected that Genghis Khan's rise to power was due in part to his possible ownership of a Sword of Eden. Altaïr, his wife [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]], and his son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] traveled to {{Wiki|Mongolia}} intending to assassinate Genghis Khan, and to retrieve the Piece. In 1227, the [[Mongolian Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]] shot Genghis Khan's horse with a [[Bow|bow and arrow]], dismounting the Mongol Emperor and providing Darim the chance to kill him with a [[crossbow|crossbow bolt]].<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>
==Biography==
===Early life===
Temüjin was born circa 1162 in the {{Wiki|Khentii Mountains}} within the territories of the {{Wiki|Khamag Mongol}}, to {{Wiki|Yesügei}} a chieftain of the {{Wiki|Borjigin}} clan and his principal wife {{Wiki|Hö'elün}} from the {{Wiki|Olkhonud}} clan.<ref name="WP">{{WP|Genghis Khan}}</ref>


Genghis Khan's grandson, [[Hülegü Khan]], destroyed most of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] strongholds in the [[Levant]] after a failed attempt on his life in 1256, effectively erasing the Levantine Assassins' power.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
===Rise to power===
{{Quote|A dark tide rises to the east – an army of such size and power that all the land is made quick to worry. Their leader is a man named Temujin, who has adopted the title Genghis Khan. He sweeps across the lands, conquering and subsuming all who stand in his way.|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, page 29.|Assassin's Creed II}}
At a later point in his life, Temüjin obtained a [[Sword of Eden 2|Sword of Eden]],<ref name="ACM" /> and used its abilities to eventually found the Mongol Empire in 1206, ruling it as Genghis Khan.<ref name="WP" />
 
By the year 1217, the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] correctly suspected that Genghis Khan's rise to power was due in part to a Sword of Eden. Thus, Altaïr, his wife [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]], and his son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] traveled to Mongolia intending to [[Assassination of Genghis Khan|assassinate]] the Khan and retrieve the [[Piece of Eden]].<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 48</ref>
 
By 1221, following a two year {{Wiki|Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire|invasion}},<ref name="WP" /> Genghis Khan had control of the [[Silk Road]] trade route, bringing it under one cohesive political environment.<ref name="WIYB">''[[Who's In Your Blood?]]'' – Genghis Khan</ref>
 
===Death===
{{Quote|You have made the worst enemy possible, Assassin. You know not what ''plague'' you have brought down upon your kind! I will be reincarnated in the blood of my descendants. Your arrows may puncture my flesh but I will rise anew. My name... my ''legacy'' are immortal.|Genghis Khan's final words, 1227.|Assassin's Creed: Reflections|Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2}}
[[File:ACRef Darim assassinating Genghis Khan.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Genghis Khan's last moments]]
In August 1227, Altaïr and his allies located Genghis Khan in [[Xingqing]] around the time his forces were besieging the city. After the Assassins set the Mongol camp ablaze with flaming [[arrow]]s, the Khan fled on [[horse]]back, but was chased by Darim and the [[Mongolian Brotherhood of Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]]. The latter shot his horse with an arrow, dismounting the Khan and providing Darim the chance to kill him<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 50</ref> with a [[crossbow]] bolt.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2|Issue #2]]</ref>
 
===Legacy===
Genghis Khan's grandson, [[Hülegü Khan]], later [[Fall of Masyaf|destroyed]] most of the [[Assassins]]' strongholds in the Levant after a failed attempt on his life in 1256, effectively erasing the Levantine Assassins' power.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
 
After his death, a [[The Secret History of the Mongols|literary work]] on Genghis Khan and his family was written. A copy of the work was later purchased by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] in [[Constantinople]] in the 16th century.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
 
In November 2013, Genghis Khan and the Mongol's conquest was discussed by [[Abstergo Entertainment]] employee [[Evan Dean]] as a possible new location for a future [[Animus]] project. However, his rambling quickly became heated and the Chief Creative Officer [[Olivier Garneau]] told Dean to take the discussion offline.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"</ref>
 
In 2016, [[Rebecca Crane]] estimated that Genghis Khan likely had sixteen million living descendants.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' – Chapter 6</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACM Genghis Khan 2.PNG|Genghis Khan utilizing the Sword of Eden in combat
ACM Genghis Khan 3.PNG|Genghis Khan leading his Mongol army
AC WIYB Genghis Khan.PNG|Potrait of Genghis Khan as shown in ''[[Who's In Your Blood?]]''
ACRef Genghis admiring Sword of Eden.jpg|Genghis Khan admiring the Sword of Eden in his possession
ACRef - Genghis Khan calling for aid.png|Genghis Khan calling for aid
ACRef - Genghis Khan fleeing.png|The Khan fleeing with his men
ACRef - Genghis Khan's dead body.png|The Khan's body after his assassination
</gallery>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]] {{promo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]''
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Forging History]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:31, 17 August 2025

Qulan: "Your time is at an end, Temujin."
Genghis: "Hnn... That name no longer has meaning. I am and shall forever remain Genghis Khan."
—Genghis Khan to Qulan Gal, 1227.[src]-[m]

Genghis Khan (ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; c. 1162 – 1227), born Temüjin (ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠵᠢᠨ), was the founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death. Utilizing a Sword of Eden, Genghis Khan established what would later become the largest contiguous empire in history.[1]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Temüjin was born circa 1162 in the Khentii Mountains within the territories of the Khamag Mongol, to Yesügei a chieftain of the Borjigin clan and his principal wife Hö'elün from the Olkhonud clan.[2]

Rise to power[edit | edit source]

"A dark tide rises to the east – an army of such size and power that all the land is made quick to worry. Their leader is a man named Temujin, who has adopted the title Genghis Khan. He sweeps across the lands, conquering and subsuming all who stand in his way."
―Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, page 29.[src]

At a later point in his life, Temüjin obtained a Sword of Eden,[1] and used its abilities to eventually found the Mongol Empire in 1206, ruling it as Genghis Khan.[2]

By the year 1217, the Levantine Assassins' Mentor Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad correctly suspected that Genghis Khan's rise to power was due in part to a Sword of Eden. Thus, Altaïr, his wife Maria, and his son Darim traveled to Mongolia intending to assassinate the Khan and retrieve the Piece of Eden.[3]

By 1221, following a two year invasion,[2] Genghis Khan had control of the Silk Road trade route, bringing it under one cohesive political environment.[4]

Death[edit | edit source]

"You have made the worst enemy possible, Assassin. You know not what plague you have brought down upon your kind! I will be reincarnated in the blood of my descendants. Your arrows may puncture my flesh but I will rise anew. My name... my legacy are immortal."
―Genghis Khan's final words, 1227.[src]-[m]
Genghis Khan's last moments

In August 1227, Altaïr and his allies located Genghis Khan in Xingqing around the time his forces were besieging the city. After the Assassins set the Mongol camp ablaze with flaming arrows, the Khan fled on horseback, but was chased by Darim and the Mongolian Assassin Qulan Gal. The latter shot his horse with an arrow, dismounting the Khan and providing Darim the chance to kill him[5] with a crossbow bolt.[6]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Genghis Khan's grandson, Hülegü Khan, later destroyed most of the Assassins' strongholds in the Levant after a failed attempt on his life in 1256, effectively erasing the Levantine Assassins' power.[7]

After his death, a literary work on Genghis Khan and his family was written. A copy of the work was later purchased by Ezio Auditore in Constantinople in the 16th century.[8]

In November 2013, Genghis Khan and the Mongol's conquest was discussed by Abstergo Entertainment employee Evan Dean as a possible new location for a future Animus project. However, his rambling quickly became heated and the Chief Creative Officer Olivier Garneau told Dean to take the discussion offline.[9]

In 2016, Rebecca Crane estimated that Genghis Khan likely had sixteen million living descendants.[10]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Genghis Khan utilizing the Sword of Eden in combat
    Genghis Khan utilizing the Sword of Eden in combat
  • Genghis Khan leading his Mongol army
    Genghis Khan leading his Mongol army
  • Potrait of Genghis Khan as shown in Who's In Your Blood?
    Potrait of Genghis Khan as shown in Who's In Your Blood?
  • Genghis Khan admiring the Sword of Eden in his possession
    Genghis Khan admiring the Sword of Eden in his possession
  • Genghis Khan calling for aid
    Genghis Khan calling for aid
  • The Khan fleeing with his men
    The Khan fleeing with his men
  • The Khan's body after his assassination
    The Khan's body after his assassination

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Memories
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Genghis Khan on Wikipedia
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade – Chapter 48
  4. ↑ Who's In Your Blood? – Genghis Khan
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade – Chapter 50
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Reflections – Issue #2
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Noob's personal files: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter 6

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