Character Catalog

Over twenty years of warfare and alliances, Temüjin brought all the nomadic tribes of the Mongol steppe under his authority. This founding act ended centuries of internal conflict and gave birth to the Mongol nation.

An oral law code proclaimed at the Kurultai of 1206, the Yasa governed military, civil, and criminal life across the empire. It notably guaranteed religious freedom and established meritocracy within the army.

A network of horse relay stations spanning the entire empire, the Yam enabled messages to be transmitted and armies to move at speeds previously unheard of. This system allowed effective administration of a vast territory.

Military campaigns that extended the Mongol Empire from Manchuria to Persia, permanently reshaping the political order of Eurasia. These conquests brought the Silk Road under Mongol protection, facilitating trade and exchange between East and West.

Genghis Khan structured his army into units of 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000 men (the tümen), cutting across tribal affiliations. This revolutionary organization broke down clan loyalties and forged a military force entirely devoted to the Khan.

There was at the beginning of the world a blue-grey wolf, born with his destiny written in heaven, and a fallow doe. They crossed the inland sea together and settled at the headwaters of the Onon.

Temüjin was of great stature, of robust constitution, vigorous, with cat-like eyes. He surpassed all his contemporaries in courage and ability.

Chingis Cham was at first a simple individual, then became the greatest conqueror the world had ever known. He divided his army in the Roman fashion, into tens, hundreds, and thousands.

From the face of the earth, he wiped out the cities that had been the ornaments of the world, and he destroyed the greater part of the human race.

A sacred mountain where Genghis Khan took refuge and prayed after an enemy attack during his youth. He regarded this place as his spiritual protector, and some sources say he wished to be buried there.

Capital of the Mongol Empire, founded around 1220 on the banks of the Orkhon River. The empire's administrative and commercial hub, it welcomed artisans, merchants, and diplomats from across Eurasia.

A great metropolis of the Silk Road, conquered and partially destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1220. Its capture symbolizes the conquest of Central Asia and the brutal rupture with the region's Islamic civilizations.

Capital of the Jin Empire, taken in 1215, whose sack represents the first major Mongol victory against an organized sedentary power. It later became Khanbaliq under Kublai Khan.

The birthplace of Temüjin, cradle of the Mongol tribes and site of the great Kurultai of 1206. It was here that the empire was born and Temüjin received the title of Genghis Khan.