Genghis Khan died in 1227 fighting in China. Upon his successor’s death in 1259, squabbles over succession led to the Mongol ...

The legendary conqueror Genghis Khan (Chinggis Khaan) laid the foundations of the Mongol Empire and remains one of the seminal figures in world history. Born under the name “Temüjin” as the ...

Explores the formation of the Kazakh state after the death of Genghis Khan, as sultans Kerei and Janibek ally with nomadic tribes to overthrow a usurping descendant of Khan, seeking a better life ...