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{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
|image = File:ACM Genghis Khan 1.png | |image = File:ACM Genghis Khan 1.png | ||
|birth = c. 1162 | |birth = c. 1162 | ||
|death = 18 August 1227 (aged c. 65)<br>[[Xingqing]], [[wikipedia:Western Xia|Western Xia]] | |death = 18 August 1227 (aged c. 65)<br>[[Xingqing]], [[wikipedia:Western Xia|Western Xia]] | ||
|affiliates = [[Mongol Empire]]}} | |||
|affiliates = [[Mongol Empire]] | '''Temujin''' (c. 1162 – 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. | ||
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'''Temujin''' (c. 1162 – 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 [[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== | |||
By the year 1217, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins]], [[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 {{Wiki|Mongolia}} intending to assassinate Khan and retrieve the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]]. In 1227, they located Genghis Khan in [[Xingqing]] around the time his forces were besieging the city; the [[Mongolian Brotherhood of Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]] shot Genghis Khan's [[Horses|horse]] with an 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> | By the year 1217, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins]], [[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 {{Wiki|Mongolia}} intending to assassinate Khan and retrieve the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]]. In 1227, they located Genghis Khan in [[Xingqing]] around the time his forces were besieging the city; the [[Mongolian Brotherhood of Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]] shot Genghis Khan's [[Horses|horse]] with an 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> | ||
Genghis Khan's grandson, [[Hülegü Khan]], later [[Fall of Masyaf|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> | Genghis Khan's grandson, [[Hülegü Khan]], later [[Fall of Masyaf|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> | ||
== Trivia == | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Rebecca Crane]] estimates that Genghis Khan likely has sixteen million living descendants.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref> | *[[Rebecca Crane]] estimates that Genghis Khan likely has sixteen million living descendants.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref> | ||
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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?]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' {{1st}} | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Mongols]] | [[Category:Mongols]] | ||
[[Category:Mongolians]] | [[Category:Mongolians]] | ||
[[Category:Borjigins]] | [[Category:Borjigins]] | ||
[[Category:Khans of the Mongol Empire]] | |||
[[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]] | [[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]] | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 22 May 2018
- "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]
Temujin (c. 1162 – 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 Sword of Eden, Genghis Khan established what would later become the largest contiguous empire in history.[1]
Biography
By the year 1217, the Mentor of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins, 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 Khan and retrieve the Piece of Eden. In 1227, they located Genghis Khan in Xingqing around the time his forces were besieging the city; the Mongolian Assassin Qulan Gal shot Genghis Khan's horse with an arrow, dismounting the Mongol Emperor and providing Darim the chance to kill him with a crossbow bolt.[2]
Genghis Khan's grandson, Hülegü Khan, later destroyed most of the Assassin strongholds in the Levant after a failed attempt on his life in 1256, effectively erasing the Levantine Assassins' power.[3]
Trivia
- Rebecca Crane estimates that Genghis Khan likely has sixteen million living descendants.[4]
Gallery
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Genghis Khan utilizing the Sword of Eden in combat -
Genghis Khan leading his Mongol army -
Genghis Khan's last words
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Potrait of Genghis Khan as shown in Who's In Your Blood?
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Memories
- Assassin's Creed: Reflections
References
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