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Genghis Khan means "Universal Leader". He was born not as Genghis Khan, but Temujin, and he was given this title after he united all of the tribes in Mongolia. Through dominating the enemies in war, he started the largest contiguous land empire in history.
Thesis - In response to the death of his father, Genghis Khan set out to lead his people and unite them in the largest contiguous land empire in history. After his death his legacy was continued by his descendants who expanded his empire and continued into the 16 million people related to him in Mongolia today.
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Artist rendering of Genghis Khan.
'"True' leadership differs from both the exercise of power and the art of management." - Leadership Secrets of Genghis Khan
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Important Vocabulary:
Khan/Khagan: a title given to rulers and officials in central Asia, Afghanistan, and certain other Muslim countries.
Khanate/Khaganate: a Mongolian-originated word used to describe a political entity ruled by a Khan or Khagan.
Contiguous: connected without a break.
Khan/Khagan: a title given to rulers and officials in central Asia, Afghanistan, and certain other Muslim countries.
- any of the successors of Genghis Khan, supreme rulers of the Turkish, Tartar, and Mongol peoples and emperors of China in the Middle Ages.
Khanate/Khaganate: a Mongolian-originated word used to describe a political entity ruled by a Khan or Khagan.
Contiguous: connected without a break.