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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}} | ||
{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
|image = | |image = ACM Genghis Khan 1.png | ||
|birth = c. 1162<br>{{Wiki|Khentii Mountains}}, {{Wiki|Khamag Mongol}} | |birth = c. 1162<br>{{Wiki|Khentii Mountains}}, {{Wiki|Khamag Mongol}} | ||
|death = 18 August 1227 {{C|aged c. 65}}<br>[[Xingqing]], | |death = 18 August 1227 {{C|aged c. 65}}<br>[[Xingqing]], [[Western Xia]] | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = *{{Wiki|Borjigin}} | |affiliates = *{{Wiki|Borjigin}} | ||
*[[Mongol Empire]] | *[[Mongol Empire]] | ||
**Mongolian Army | **Mongolian Army | ||
}} | |||
'''Genghis Khan''' (ᠴᠢᠩᠭᠢᠰ ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ; 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. | '''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> | ||
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> | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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===Rise to power=== | ===Rise to power=== | ||
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 | {{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, | 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?]]''</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=== | ===Death=== | ||
[[File:Genghis | {{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}} | ||
In August 1227, | [[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=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
Genghis Khan's grandson, [[Hülegü Khan]], later [[Fall of Masyaf|destroyed]] most of the | 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> | 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> | 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== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
ACM Genghis Khan 2.PNG|Genghis Khan utilizing the Sword of Eden in combat | 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 | 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?]]'' | 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> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]] {{ | *[[Assassin's Creed (film)|''Assassin's Creed'' film]] {{promo}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' | ||
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]] – [[Forging History]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ACM}} | {{ACM}} | ||
{{ACReflections}} | {{ACReflections}} | ||
[[Category:1162 births]] | [[Category:1162 births]] | ||
[[Category:1227 deaths]] | [[Category:1227 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals]] | |||
[[Category:Mongolians]] | [[Category:Mongolians]] | ||
[[Category:Mongols]] | [[Category:Mongols]] | ||
[[Category:Khans of the Mongol Empire]] | [[Category:Khans of the Mongol Empire]] | ||
[[Category:Borjigins]] | [[Category:Borjigins]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]] | [[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:31, 17 August 2025
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]
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]
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Genghis Khan utilizing the Sword of Eden in combat -
Genghis Khan leading his Mongol army -
Potrait of Genghis Khan as shown in Who's In Your Blood? -
Genghis Khan admiring the Sword of Eden in his possession -
Genghis Khan calling for aid -
The Khan fleeing with his men -
The Khan's body after his assassination
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed II (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Memories (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed film (promotional material only)
- Assassin's Creed: Reflections
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Forging History (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Memories
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Genghis Khan on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade – Chapter 48
- ↑ Who's In Your Blood? – Genghis Khan
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade – Chapter 50
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Reflections – Issue #2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- ↑ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Noob's personal files: "CONFIDENTIAL - Subject - RE: Potential time periods?"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan – Chapter 6
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