Genghis Khan - Temüjin the Child - Extra History - Part 1

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📜 The History of Genghis Khan: As a child, Temüjin was afraid of the world, saddened by its cruelty and an outcast from his own tribe. But his mother, Hoelun, passed on her risk-taking personality to him, a boy who would one day become the famed conqueror Genghis Khan.

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All Comments (21)
  • @extrahistory
    The story of Genghis Khan truly begins with his mother. There's a lot of family drama in this origin story.

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  • @KheptlaxaXonu
    Hunters: Kidnap a single wife.
    The rest of Eurasia: WHAT HAVE YOU BROUGHT UPON THIS CURSED LAND
  • @justafaniv1097
    I knew Hoelun's marriage wouldn't last long when I saw the husband didn't have a name-tag.
  • @gforce896
    Generals:So how many countries you wanna conquer?
    Genghis Khan: Yes
  • @curlyfries2956
    He was hated, frail, nervous, easily scared. He was bullied, made fun of, and look who he grew up to be
  • @TwitchyTopHat1
    One of the single most powerful men in history had such a humble beginning
  • Dang, so many opportunities for him to just be a normal guy, but life kept throwing curveballs at him.
  • @valhalla797
    temujin: hey kid wanna learn a trick on how to see stars in daytime
    kid: yeah
    SMACK
  • "How many countries do you want to conquer?"
    Genghis khan: plays yakko's world song
  • @wakaran9813
    Back in the day people didn't have arms and necks.
  • @user-hn5bi3nw9y
    His older brother not just stole fish and meat once. He refused to share food with rest of the family which was on edge of starvation
  • @HellishSpoon
    A man
    Living in a monstrous world
    Slowly becoming part of that world.
  • @iapetusmccool
    If this was a "Ten Minute History" video:
    "He returned to his camp to enjoy a peaceful life at home".
    "Just kidding".
  • @dkupke
    You overlooked one point: Temujin’s older half-brother seemed on the verge of claiming Temujin’s mother as his wife, being the oldest male in the family. This doubtless played a role in the decision to murder his half brother.
  • @DragoniteSpam
    2:22 Somehow the only thing I can think of is "this is the thousand year old version of 'my dad left me at Best Buy'" you used to see on Miiverse sometimes. :S
  • @moony5308
    Temüjin: Can I be a kid?
    Reality: No, this is the steppe.
    Life: let me take care of that
    *Temüjin's jaw gets shattered by a curveball*
  • @jm-xm9db
    This has nothing to do with history but I just wanted to say the way the horses were drawn was cute.
  • @Denazon
    I have always found the story of Genghis Khan amazing. Seeing him come from nothing to become the ruler of such a vast empire is quite incredible. I know he was not the nicest guy but its still a great story.
  • @beretperson
    This is a story I've seen told a hundred times, but I never tire of it.
  • @llSuperSnivyll
    5:54

    Temüjin: MOOOOM! He's stealing my food!
    Hoelun: We were left to die and you are complaining about THAT?