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World History empires name meanings study guide: Difference between revisions

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* started by Genghis Khan or "Temüjin"
* Temüjin is Chinese and may mean or be related to Truco-Mongol for "blacksmith"
** Temüjin was given to him by his father upon defeat of a Tatar chief named Temüjin-üge
* "Genghis Khan" means "great leader" or "universal ruler"
** Khan meant chief of a clan (tribe)
** Genghis may mean "sea" thus suggesting "ruler of the seas," thus all of the world
* "Mongol" means "whole great nation"
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* Genghis Khan conquered / united central/northern Asian "tribal confederations" who were in constant warfare with one another
 
* upon Genghis Khan's death the empire was divided into four
 
[[File:Mongol Empire c.1207.png|thumb|Mongol Empire c. 1207, upon Genghis Khan's consolidation of Mongol tribes in the northern steppe. Temüjin took the name "Genghis Khan" that year.|left|250x250px]]
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