The story of Genghis Khan truly begins with his mother. There's a lot of family drama in this origin story. Get early access to Extra History episodes, and vote on what you want to see! Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/extracredits

Hunters: Kidnap a single wife. The rest of Eurasia: WHAT HAVE YOU BROUGHT UPON THIS CURSED LAND

I knew Hoelun's marriage wouldn't last long when I saw the husband didn't have a name-tag.

He was hated, frail, nervous, easily scared. He was bullied, made fun of, and look who he grew up to be

Generals:So how many countries you wanna conquer? Genghis Khan: *Yes*

One of the single most powerful men in history had such a humble beginning

Dang, so many opportunities for him to just be a normal guy, but life kept throwing curveballs at him.

temujin: hey kid wanna learn a trick on how to see stars in daytime kid: yeah *SMACK*

"How many countries do you want to conquer?" Genghis khan: *plays yakko's world song*

His older brother not just stole fish and meat once. He refused to share food with rest of the family which was on edge of starvation

Back in the day people didn't have arms and necks.

A man Living in a monstrous world Slowly becoming part of that world.

If this was a "Ten Minute History" video: "He returned to his camp to enjoy a peaceful life at home". "Just kidding".

You overlooked one point: Temujin’s older half-brother seemed on the verge of claiming Temujin’s mother as his wife, being the oldest male in the family. This doubtless played a role in the decision to murder his half brother.

Jesus, my son just turned 8 last month. "Congratulations son, today you are a man. Let's go find you a wife."

Temüjin: Can I be a kid? Reality: No, this is the steppe. Life: *let me take care of that* **Temüjin's jaw gets shattered by a curveball**

This has nothing to do with history but I just wanted to say the way the horses were drawn was cute.

This is a story I've seen told a hundred times, but I never tire of it.

He seems.... a lot less bloodthirsty that I have imagined.

5:54 Temüjin: MOOOOM! He's stealing my food! Hoelun: We were left to die and you are complaining about THAT?

There is a kid in my class who’s name is Genghis Khan. He’s also a defendant of the actual Genghis Khan

*spreading your genes intensifies*

2:22 Somehow the only thing I can think of is "this is the thousand year old version of 'my dad left me at Best Buy'" you used to see on Miiverse sometimes. :S

So Genghis Khan is like Robbie Rotten from Lazy town: You Either Die A Hero, Or You Live Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villain

People around Temüjin: getting hated, being nervous, scared, making fun of him Temüjin later: *I have come back as the greatest warlord of history*

If anyone Khan, Genghis Khan.

it was at this moment that every single person in the land of asia felt a sudden chill running down their spine, for a boy was dead, and a conqueror was born

6:21 "If you kill me, you'll have nobody left to help you!" Ong Khan: *HI*

Teacher: What have we learned today kids? Kid: If your siblings take from you... Kill them. Teacher: 😳

I have always found the story of Genghis Khan amazing. Seeing him come from nothing to become the ruler of such a vast empire is quite incredible. I know he was not the nicest guy but its still a great story.

"the servant of slaves?" is there even anything below that?

Is noone gonna talk abt how badass Hoelun is?

You and Oversimplified are my only source of education, a literal school alternative.

The timing of Hoelun's tribe is amazing! A grunt soldier: "Okay, boss, Yesugei is dead, should we get our revenge?" Tribe leader:" No, not yet we need to wait for the perfect opportunity." A few week later A grunt soldier: "Okay, boss, Yesugei's tribe just abandoned Hoelun, should we go now?" Tribe leader:" No, not yet. It's not quite perfect yet." Years later A grunt soldier: "Okay, boss, Temujin is captured and his half brother is dead, surely now-" Tribe leader:" NO! This is far from perfect! I will tell you when we move out." Unspecified amount of time later A grunt soldier:"Boss, we might need to put a hold on that plan. Temujin just got married and is under the protection of Ong Khan. I think he might've made him his heir-" Tribe leader:"Married you say? Now is the time to strike! Grunt, give me my saddle!" A few hours later A grunt soldier: "Temujin, right? You need a trusty soldier by your side?"

She was foraging berries... Didnt she knew mongols have 50 % faster hunting bonus?

Temurjin's Big Brother: *Steals his fish* Temurjin: So you have chosen... Death!

''He would unite all the north asian tribes'' Laughs in Siberian

For supposed “barbarians”, the Mongolians had a much smarter method of arranged marriage. The young man essentially works for the honor to marry, and it gives the family time to evaluate him and determine if he’s the right person

why do i feel like this would be a crazy good anime LIKE really good, all of the things he saw across eurasia him growing up

Temüjin is actually one of my favourite names. Te = iron/steel, mü = wood/tree, jin = truth.

As a Mongolian there are all true ! Temujin's difficult past was the reason how he turned into one of the most powerful Kings that used to live .

i was deeply moved by the fact that the mother of timujin followed the band holding a banner high reminding them of their obligation, bless that woman, i will forever salute her

Mothers always managed to teach greatness to their children. Look at most 'great people', they usually also have great mother or great wife.

This taught me more about Genghis khan the school ever did

Steppe life, tribe and family drama was spot on, but to address a few issues: 1. Yesugei wasn't really a poor hunter but a fearsome lord with the blood of kings, and he deemed Hoelun worthy or marriage 2. Mongolians pretty much engaged children at a young age for them to get to know each other 3. The men who poisoned Yesugei was an enemy tribe named the Tataar and they'd been at odds with each other for a while (I'm only adding what I learnt from my culture and what I read from the Secret history of the Mongols) (I'm Mongolian btw)

*KKKKKKKHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

Wow Genghis Khan's origin story is as dark as Berserk.

6:00 Tamüjin unlocks SHARINGAN!

I love how calm the horse looks at 3:39 Temüjins dad is dying and the horse is just like: "This is fine"

You: Ghengis Khan Me, an intellectual: Chinggis Khan

Just little something about the pronunciations Temujin- sounds like tem-uu-Jing the u is pronounced much longer Uesugei- the u isn’t there so it’s more Esuuhey (the g’s sound more like h’s) Jamukha- jamuha with the h being heavily sounded Bortey?- burtuu Just a little something for anyone who’s interested (perfect timing for the series too cuz it comes a traditional holiday here) Edit- borte isn’t burtuu but is burtee (brain fart right there)

4:25 What a twist... I did not see this coming. This video was worth clicking.

Oh boi, this dude sacked my empire in ck2

It's fantastic getting both you and Kings & Generals doing the history of Genghis Khan at the same time - their focus is on the military campaigns and battles, so it's going to wind up being really complementary viewing.

And he lived a long and happy life ! (turn the page) The rest of the story was written by George R.R. Martin...

According to Twitter, he has been cancelled. Like...800 years after his death.

Hoelun's ex husband's name was Chiledu. I saw this from a comic book and it's true. You guys should discover even more. ;)

There's a million things this boy hasn't done. But just you wait.

*cue clip of horde of cavalry rushing forward*

“Your name is what you are” Hoelun: 👁👄👁

Wow. The story of Genghis Khan is much more interesting than I had initially thought. Other sources are so quick to paint him as some mindless, bloodthirsty monster: giving (at least me) the impression he did it to get his jollies off. I never would have thought of him as the kind of open minded leader which this series portrays him as. Extra Credits, you guys release some really interesting and extremely beneficial content, and those who watch it are all better off for it too. Keep teaching, extra credits. Keep teaching.

Man, Temujin has ALL the bad luck at Mount and Blade.

Two EH series at once? Truly we're blessed.

The thumbnail is adorable though

I used this series for a history project at school a few years ago and got high marks so thanks :)

Except ... wait for it, The Mongols

While most do translate his name as Genghis Khan, now most historians who deal with the Mongolian empire tend to prefer the translation Chinggis Khan which is closer to the original pronunciation.

This is what happens when you don't leave the quiet and timid kid alone.

Is no one gonna talk about the nice old man who was ran through with a spear?

I'm in tears. This little boy, whose innocence was slaughtered by the cruel world around him. Rose up one day to rip the world apart.

“scared of dogs, and-“ So wait wait wait.They had DOGGOS!? and also: Warrior that killed Yesugei: what your name kid? Temüjin: Temüjin. Warrior that killed Yesugei: Wait, wot? As in- Temüjin: WAIT NO IM NOT- Warrior that killed Yesugei: THE GODS HAVE SPOKEN! TEMÜJIN RETURNED! Temüjin: This..... is akward. Imagine that.

I'm here today because this showed up in my recommended, after seeing videos saying that Twitter was cancelling Genghis Khan. LMFAO

Watched this back in 2019. Once in a while I go back to this video, very well done. This series made me love this channel

Earth: [exists] Genghis Khan: free real estate?

1:15 This is how it would have gone with me: Wife: Go without me! I would hate for you to die, and me live on. Me: OKLOVEYOUBYE!!

We're currently on Coronavirus lockdown and so home schooling. My eldest son wanted to learn about Genghis Khan and I had nothing!! I sat them down to watch this and they were hooked! After watching the entire set of Genghis Khan stories, my youngest then sat and watched about 2 hours of your world war lessons. Thank you.

6:09 well that escalated quickly

Two episodes...ONE WEEK what sort of witchcraft is this

This was the series that made me fall in love with Extra History

I don't need History Teacher! I need this videos!

I connect to Genghis Khan I have a fear of dog I don't kill people I swear

If this is meant to be the story of Hoelun, at least the five arrows incident should have been mentioned. It became enshrined in the Yasa after all. Basically, after Temujin killed Bekhter, Hoelun demanded that he break one of his arrows, which he did. Then she told him to tie five arrows together and break them, which he failed to do. Then she told him that the brothers should have been like the five arrows, united and unbreakable, but Temujin had weakened them all by his crime. There was another incident when an elderly Hoelun rushed to Genghis Khan's side after he ordered one of his brothers whipped for insulting a great shaman and bared her breasts, reminding him that the brothers had all nursed from the same teats. Chastised, Genghis called the shaman and his entire family and ordered him before the entire Mongol horde to show his powers by withstanding the whipping already given out to his brother without fainting. When the shaman fainted, Genghis declared him a fraud and executed the entire family. He then instituted a law making the Kaghan the sole ultimate arbiter of religious matters. And thus the Kaghans of the Mongols gained the powers of the pontifex maximus. There's also another story of how Hoelun convinced Genghis to forgive his brother Khasar for protecting the Tatars he wanted to exterminate by asking Borte to adopt a boy who was secretly Tatar and unveiling his true identity just after Genghis had become fond of the boy's brilliance and decided to make him the court chronicler. This prompted Genghis to issue a general amnesty for the Tatars. There are so many things Hoelun did to make the Mongol Empire great that are usually glossed over. We're lucky that Shigiqutuqu, that Tatar boy adopted by Borte, ended up writing the basis for the definitive Secret History, honoring her adopted grandmother's contributions throughout his works. When Genghis found out about Hoelun's passing, he stopped the march of the entire Mongol army and ordered his brothers to return to give her their last respects, then he ritually punished himself lamenting that he had taken away her sons from her side on her deathbed. Probably allowed a heck of a lot of people to move away from the Mongols' path of conquest for a bit and gave respite to a lot of embattled states.

"Temujin's family learned to tie bones to their shoes to make ice skates, to help them hunt." ...Yeah, at that point, I would have gotten killed. Me, with a bow and arrows, on ice skates. My new name would be "Stupid pincushion guy".

still one of the best series extra history has ever done

Oh yes ! I was waiting for this.

The Cuban missile crisis AND the story of Genghis Kahn!!?!?!?!? EXTRA CREDITS YOURE KILLING ME WITH JOY

This great story got me addicted to history and learning, thank you for giving me the gift of curiosity

As a Mongolian who knows their history, I found lots of mistakes in this video. But I won't clarify every single one of them but the major one. 6:15 The younger brother who killed Temujin's older half-brother Begter, with Temujin was not Belgutei. His name was Khasar. Also, Belgutei was actually the younger brother of Begter, the one who got killed by Temujin and Khasar.

Guys this story seems to have some flaws and I know my ancestors history as I am a true Mongolian descendant. I don't know everything for sure as history is always debatable, but for example I am pretty sure that Belgutei (half brother of Temujin) was not the one who supported the killing of the bully brother (his name is Behter which is Belgutei's true older brother born from same mother called Sochigel).It was actually Khasar (yonger brother of Temujin, second child of Houlen), who was there with Temujin when it happened. Belgutei only witnessed a harsh scene where Temujin kills Behter (his two older brothers senseless fighting). Also I don't think there were three children from Sochigel (only two children called yonger Belgutei and older Behter) nor that Behter was the oldest one, Temujin was the oldest child if I remember correctly. And father Esugei was the tribes leader or chieftain, and so on there are many things that can be fixed or added. Well I don't know what kind of source that this youtuber had, but you have to be very careful when it comes to history source as there are many intended or accidental change of true history passed down many generations and countries some of them are even very biased from national views. However the main things are mostly true here so it is okay. It's just even my name is Belgutei (named after Belgutei of course) and sometimes it is very hard to see many wrong views and flaws about my national history. All I can say is Chinggis (not Ghengis for me) Khan was a great man, warrior, leader...

Nice going, Ghengis.

Am I the only one that really likes how the horses are drawn 😂 There so cute

Who’s here after he got cancelled, a *fucking* 800 years ago

*HIDE YOUR CITY STATES!*

Dan, you would make a good audiobook reader voice.

Fun fact: Genghis Khan actually had a fond of kitttens, no joke.

These history series are so good. I'm rewatching Chingis Khan for the third time now.

My, these are allways interesting, but this episode is downright _thrilling_

Hias mother was a hell of a woman

Surprisingly accurate from a Mongolian guys perspective. Although we are taught that he and his older half brother had a fair bow and arrow duel.

I'm sure they really explored the mountains ;D 5:14