LanhamTyler LanhamMs. CullerH period5-9-14In the Life of Genghis KhanIn 1162-1227, during the time of Genghis Khan, the world in the Eastern Hemisphere was changing significantly. Genghis Khan spent much of his life exploring, conquering, and expanding throughout Asia, leaving behind a vast legacy. A Mongol warrior and ruthless leader, Genghis Khan created the world's largest empire by destroying individual tribes and clans in Northeast Asia, and in turn unified the tribes of Mongolia and left a legacy that his ancestors followed in conquering places as far away as Poland and Vietnam. , and Korea. Genghis Khan was born in 1162 in what is now known as modern Mongolia. Because his father was poisoned by enemy clans after betraying them, when Khan was ten years old, he developed a strong hatred towards people in general and he sought revenge. He was determined to gain allies from the local tribes, but he knew he had to defeat them in order to recruit men for his army. He achieved this by overthrowing their leader, seizing their lands, and making the people his own. He quickly developed a reputation as a warrior and soon gained over a million subjects. “He used his subjects to help him embark on his first campaign in northern China where he defeated the Xi Xia kingdom” (lines 17-19 from imdb.com). Khan mercifully attacked and sacked this empire, thereby bypassing it and making subjects into members of his own army. Lanham This was only the first step in the intense and remarkable journey that Genghis Khan undertook to conquer more than twelve million square miles across the Asian continent. If not for the events that took place during Genghis Khan's childhood, he almost certainly... middle of paper ...... Khan paved the way for his grandsons by dividing his empire I into khanates before die, and leaving his grandsons to govern them after his death. Without Genghis Khan, the world would be different in unimaginable ways. The Mongol warrior and ruthless leader Genghis Khan created the world's largest empire by destroying individual tribes in Northeast Asia, and in turn unified the tribes of Mongolia and left a legacy that his ancestors followed with conquests until Poland, Vietnam and Korea. In Changing Times In the Eastern Hemisphere, Genghis Khan took on the challenge of expanding his territory and conquering millions of square miles throughout Asia, despite Lanham's possible doubts. He left behind an incredible legacy that no one could recreate, and for that, he is one of the most influential figures in ancient history..