Gen·ghis Khan (j ng g s kän, gng-) also Jen·ghis Khan or Jen·ghiz Khan (jngz kän, -gs, jng-) Originally Temujin. 1162?-1227. Mongol conqueror who united the Mongol tribes and forged an empire stretching from China to the Danube River and into Persia. In 1206 he took the name Genghis Khan ("supreme conqueror.") |
Genghis Khan [ˈdʒɛŋgɪs kɑːn]
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(Biographies / Genghis Khan (?1162-1227) M, Mongol, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) original name Temuchin or Temujin. ?1162-1227, Mongol ruler, whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Also called Jinghis Khan Jenghis Khan
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| Noun | 1. |  Genghis Khan - Mongolian emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227) |
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