Genghis Khan Conquered the largest land mass in histroy, successfully maintained control of russian and chinese territories, and his barbarion horde slaughtered all who opposed him, striking fear in every enemy soldier who stood in his way. This fear factor caused the enemy to retreat at his advance, and his political mind set was great, incorperating all languages and religions into his civilization. the captured lands were run by his own officers and added men to his standing army after each conquest. His army, being on horses, allowed for movement speed faster than any army before WWII, could easily re-enforce troop's and territory and maneuver faster than the enemy can react.

Genghis Khan was a victim of his environment. As you know, Genghis suffered from ADHD, and the local Mongol school board didn't have any Ritalin; so we see the consequences. In addition Genghis' parents sent him out to forage for food. He had to live on berries, rutabegas, truffles and roots of all sorts. Put yourself in his place--you'd have been mean, too!

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Genghis Khan had the ugly qualities of a warrior - extreme cruelty,rapaciousness, destructiveness and avarice - but no one can dispute he was a military genius. The discipline, mobility, stamina and courage of his "hordes" along with his own organizational and tactical skills made the Mongols one of the most feared and successful military forces the world has ever seen. At its peak the Mongol Empire was the largest continual land empire in history. At the time of Genghis Khan's death it covered most of central Asia from Korea to the Caspian Sea. His successors would expand it to include China and much of the Middle East, Russia and India.

He was a successful brute, kids. He also used his forces more efficiently than his enemies, and that is why he beat on everybody.

He did great things from such small beginnings, and lead an empire that came from the harshest of climates. The only conquerer to successfully conquer both Russia and China.

One of the little appreciated aspects of his conquests was his willingness to assimilate the territories he conquered, not just pillage them. That was one of the main reasons he was able to maintain control of them. Many of the warriors of the places he took actually joined his army. He tolerated their various religions and cultures. He adopted much of their advanced learning. His conquests actually helped to the spread much of this culture and learning throughout his empire.

Mostly just a rampaging brute..

Conquered most of Asia. Neither Alexander nor Ceasar conquered such a large area. Hannibal and Napoleon were losers in the end. Genghis Khan was the greatest general of them all.

To: abichara1882 Did you know that Genghis Khan was the grandfather of Kublai Khan, Mongol leader and first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty in China. Actually Kublai Khan conquered the empire that extended from Beijing to Eastern Europe. So actually Genghis Khan only conquered the big part of China and then died in 1226.. A big lesson learn in here.. Conquer is easy but Defend it is hard. History alway repeat.. I wonder why Kublai Khan not consider a great Military Leader?

If you were one of the golden horde you had it made. One of the greatest conquerors of all time, he had his mind set on nothing but conquering the whole world. If he played a game of Risk, I bet he'd win today.

Out of the steppes of Mongolia, one of the best conquerors came. He used his cavalry archers to perfection.

By the time Genghis Khan died in 1227, he had managed to acquire the largest land empire the world had ever seen. And he managed to do it all on his own; it didn't take generations to conquer it. He became the chieftain of one of the Mongol tribes in 1206 after the death of his father. Upon seizing power, he immediately consoldated control of Mongolia by establishing a union of all the tribes. He reformed the army and by 1215, he was occupying neighboring China. Three years later, he invaded Persia. By 1224, he was making incursions into Eastern Europe. It took him only 15 years to build an empire that extended from Beijing to Eastern Europe. Genghis Khan used lightening quick raids as a tactic. His troops moved fast, they would pillage and plunder then move on to the next town; this allowed for very efficient movement from area to area. Khan was a brilliant administrator and tactician. Most people associate the Mongols with death and destruction, and yes, they were brutal. But after they finished their conquests, they brought adminstrative improvements and new technology to the realm. Khan might have been ruthless, but he was brilliant. Not too many people can build a world empire in the time span of approximately 15 years.

This Mongol bastard was the greatest 'hyena' of all time. The territory he owned was huge; at one time he had about all of Asia and Eastern Europe (when did any Roman pig ever have half that?) His armies -though never numerically great- mowed down everything in their path and were extremely bad and ruthless. Atilla The Hun, no one compares to Genghis. They easily conquered all of China...okay, no big deal, Chinese people are cowards anyways, and because of their nomadic disposition no one could ever harass them, nor did they have to worry about any 'capital territory' being overthrown. Genghis. Holy Joseph Smith! He was a bad man!!!

Fierce ferocious demonic evil. Anyway you put it this guy was BADASS

Largest land empire in history.... thanks to cavalry.

Ghengis Khan should be a household word not just a name, maybe if someone is angry they'l pull a ghengis. He created the largest empire ever to be conquered by one man in all of history. His early guerilla-like tactics leveled everything in his way, and in his wake, he left prosperity. ghengis adapted his empire to the chinese teachings that he coerced so early on in his career.