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Birth Of The Empire (Full Episode) | Genghis Khan: Secret History of the Mongols | Nat Geo

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How did Genghis Khan build the world's largest contiguous land empire? In this full episode of Genghis Khan: Secret History of the Mongols from National Geographic, the 13th century arrives and Chinggis Khan builds power by building an extensive army to eliminate rivals.

He begins conquests against the Tanguts, a Sino-Tibetan people who founded and inhabited the Western Xia dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty of Northern China, expanding his empire to become the largest contiguous land empire in human history.

Genghis Khan: Secret History of the Mongols | S1 E3 "The Birth of The Empire"

Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:43 - 1206: The Kurultai 10:39 - Chinggis Khan's Family Unrest 16:46 - Challenging the Xi Xia 24:33 - Facing the Jin Empire

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