Genghis Khan

"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.

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.

Biography

Early life

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.

Rise to power

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

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 Khan and retrieve the Piece of Eden.

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

Death

Genghis Khan's last moments

In August 1227, Altaïr and his allies located Genghis Khan in Xingqing around the time his Mongol 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.

Legacy

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.

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.

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

Gallery

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

Appearances

• 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 (appears in promotional material only)
• Assassin's Creed: Reflections
• Echoes of History (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Forging History (mentioned only)