Who was Genghis Khan?

Who was Genghis Khan?

Genghis Khan (1167-1227 AD) was a warlord of Mongol, who evolved as one of the most successful military leaders in the history of the world. The Mongols were a nomadic people who lived on the plains of Central Asia. In the late twelfth century, Genghis became the ambitious leader of the Mongol band, that set no limits as to what the size of the Mongol Empire could be.
Having captured the whole of China, by 1214, Genghis Khan turned his attention westwards, towards lands that had never heard of his conquests. The ‘Mongol Hordes’ as this huge Army of heavily-armed horsemen came to be known, swept across vast territories, reaping victory wherever they went. Russia, the Persian empire, Poland and Hungary fell under them. Over the next eight years, Genghis accumulated the largest contiguous empire that the world had seen so far.
However, unlike Alexander the Great, Persian Emperors or the Romans, Genghis Khan had no idea of ruling over other peoples, and conquered territories. In fact, his aim was only to loot and destroy everything in his path. His cruelty and lack of concern for human life made him the most dreaded figures in Asia and Europe.
The Hordes were dependent on military abilities of Genghis Khan for their success. On his death, Ogadai Khan took up the reins and continued the conquests. Bu the Mongols soon exhausted themselves and went back to Central Asia.
Before the invasions by Genghis Khan, the people of Europe and China were unaware of each other. Thus, the significance of these invasions is that it made people at opposites ends of the globe aware of one another. In fact, before the Mongols, Europeans were ignorant of the existence of the Far East