![]() And gradually he became stronger, becoming a brutal & ruthless warrior who rarely ever left a score unsettled by death (and eventually rescued his wife).Īnd as he grew older he became wiser/more open minded, for after having endured so much betrayal, he was tolerant of different religions, valuing more the spirit in each man's soul, believing in meritocracy, as opposed to favoritism. ![]() His enemies tortured him, starved him, bound him into slavery by wooden collar, tried to kill him (unsuccessfully), and even gifted his wife to another man as a spoil of war.Īnd within that time period, Temüjin repeatedly escaped bondage (only to be recaptured several times), learned to hunt/forage to survive in the wild, and trained himself to fight & kill. And for the next 20 + years of his life, Temujin endured much hardship and betrayal, as his own tribe abandoned him. But on their journey, they were betrayed by a rival faction, his father killed by poison. ![]() ![]() At age 9, his father took him on a trip to select a girl as his future wife. His name Temüjin (meaning Iron or Blacksmith), the son of a chief within a nomadic tribe in Mongolia.
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