Genghis Khan (1162 -1227), bornTemuchin orTemüjin, was aMongol military leader, founder of theMongol Empire and thegrandfather ofKublai Khan. (TV:"Assassin at Peking"^[+]Part ofMarco Polo,Loading...{"namedep":"Assassin at Peking (7)","1":"Marco Polo (TV story)"},PROSE:The Time Traveller's Almanac^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])Temulen Khatun was his docile and subservient sister. (PROSE:A Hundred Words from a Civil War^[+]Loading...["A Hundred Words from a Civil War (short story)"])

Biography[[edit] |[edit source]]

By one source, the future Genghis Khan was born inMongolia theyear1162. (PROSE:The Time Traveller's Almanac^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) Temuchin was, according to theFirst Doctor, probably born in theyear 1167 to what he termed an "insignificant"clan inMongolia, (PROSE:Bunker Soldiers^[+]Loading...["Bunker Soldiers (novel)"]) nearBurkhan Kaldunmountain. (PROSE:The Time Traveller's Almanac^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) TheSeventh Doctor claimed to have delivered him, describing him as "a sweetbaby." (PROSE:Tragedy Day^[+]Loading...["Tragedy Day (novel)"])

In the year1206, (PROSE:The Time Traveller's Almanac^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) Temuchin united the clans of Mongolia under his leadership as theGreat Khan and set about conquering the nearby regions, becoming known as Genghis Khan. (PROSE:Bunker Soldiers^[+]Loading...["Bunker Soldiers (novel)"]) TheMongol Empire was formed by theconfederations of theKeraits,Merkits, Mongols,Naimans,Tatars andUyghurs. Genghis Khan's forces went on to conquer theWestern Xian Dynasty, theJin Dynasty, theKara-Khitan Khanate, theKhwarezmid Empire,Georgia andVolga Bulgaria. Hisarmies were notoriously brutal, and his was widely regarded as agenocidal and destructiveregime. (PROSE:The Time Traveller's Almanac^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])

The Doctor's TARDIS once withstood an attack from thehordes of the Genghis Khan, as recounted by theSixth (AUDIO:City of Spires^[+]Loading...["City of Spires (audio story)"]) andNinth Doctors. (TV:Rose^[+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])

Genghis Khan died in1227, (PROSE:The Time Traveller's Almanac^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) withOgedei Khan succeeding him as the Great Khan. (PROSE:Bunker Soldiers^[+]Loading...["Bunker Soldiers (novel)"])

References[[edit] |[edit source]]

Kublai, grandson of Genghis Khan. (TV:Marco Polo^[+]Loading...["Marco Polo (TV story)"])

The First Doctor told Genghis' grandson that he had heard of Genghis but hadn't met him. (TV:"Assassin at Peking"^[+]Part ofMarco Polo,Loading...{"namedep":"Assassin at Peking (7)","1":"Marco Polo (TV story)"}) He was however aware of the military tactics Genghis used. (PROSE:Time and Relative^[+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"])

Whenthe Master claimed he wanted to rule people "for their own good", theThird Doctor wondered if he had heardAdolf Hitler or Genghis Khan say the same thing. (TV:The Dæmons^[+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"])

The Bruce Master once lied and toldChang Lee that the Doctor had been Genghis Khan in one incarnation. (TV:Doctor Who^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"])

TheEleventh Doctor was uncertain if it had beenAl Capone or Genghis Khan who had told him that villains wanted records of exactly how bad they'd been. (PROSE:Borrowed Time^[+]Loading...["Borrowed Time (novel)"])

Other realities[[edit] |[edit source]]

Pete's World[[edit] |[edit source]]

Genghis Khan also existed inPete's World, where he was cited as an inspiration byJohn Lumic alongsideAdolf Hitler andMachiavelli as people who "got what they wanted in spite of the little people". (PROSE:Lumic^[+]Loading...["Lumic (short story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] |[edit source]]

• Genghis Khan was one of the story elements included inRory's Story Cubes: Doctor Who, a game which encouraged players to make their own stories by rolling a combination of nine six-sided "Story Cubes" dice which featured different elements on each side.