There is something formidable about the phrase ‘The Mongol Empire’ – almost as if it carries the expanse and terror characteristic of the empire itself. It is hard to believe that the largest contiguous empire in the world came to be thanks to a poor orphan boy whose family struggled to make ends meet.
Here we have gathered a list of interesting facts about the Mongol Empire missing from your history book.
1. Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, was a poor orphan
Genghis Khan spent his early years on the cold plains of Mongolia and got the nickname Temujin due to his stern and formidable nature – the word literally means ‘iron’ in English. He was abducted and imprisoned by a rival tribe as a child, but he managed to escape and grew up to be one of the biggest conquerors in the world.