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One-Temujin



One man can change the world. I'm going to try to do a series of posts with persons, man or woman, I think have truly shaped the world. By world I mean the entirety of humanity, and the fact that the effects of their existence can still be felt today. There are many who fit this bill, and I'm going to try to start a list (let's see how far I go haha). Obviously each such person has an entourage of supporters that are equally necessary for anything to happen, but all thoughts originate in an individual. Through persuasion, either diplomatically or forcefully, the dominant individual can get his/her way. That is why I make the statement at the beginning of this paragraph.

Today I begin with one man, Temujin or Genghis Khan. A truly great general, king and conqueror, he created a powerful Mongol dynasty with a military that could not be matched, either in the East or West. In the process of dominating the world, he also came to father a large part of it (I think millions today can trace their genetic history to him!). His cunning, resourcefulness, military genius, and will allowed him to unify the Mongol tribes and eventually conquer even the great land of China. Here's a good place to read more about him...it's also the site I took the picture from.

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