Genghis Khan

00:00:10 a child was born.

00:01:25 Shortly after his death

00:02:59 Then he ordered an audacious attack.

00:05:01 And on the Steppes

00:06:46 the man who would one day become Genghis Khan -

00:09:12 We made the Merkits

00:10:57 Jamuka's noble birth led him to believe

00:13:21 the darkest memory of his childhood.

00:15:37 When Temujin learned of the atrocity -

00:17:09 it had a shooting range of 500 meters.

00:18:57 he practiced psychological warfare.

00:21:29 And my cavalry attacked without mercy.

00:24:17 he reappeared - escorted by two of his own generals

00:28:30 He knew the Chinese would not tolerate such a powerful leader as him

00:30:22 The Chinese could afford to employ people to fight for them.

00:33:22 Capital of the northern Chinese empire

00:34:41 They feasted on the supplies they captured.

00:37:30 the Chinese were still much more advanced in their military technology.

00:40:30 But what he now created at Karakorum in central Mongolia

00:41:58 but Genghis Khan understood the power of the written word.

00:44:04 women and children were dead.

00:45:30 It was only then the monk realized

00:47:35 In the years after his death, his sons carried out his wish

01:02:01 one messenger sent back to Genghis Khan