When Did Genghis Khan Start Conquering?

Genghis Khan rose to supremacy over the Mongol tribes in the steppe in 1206, and within a few years he attempted to conquer northern China.

When did Genghis Khan start his conquest?

By 1206, Genghis Khan had conquered all Mongol and Turkic tribes in Mongolia and southern Siberia.

Why did Genghis Khan start conquering?

To retain the loyalty of his ever-growing army, as the Mongols conquered and absorbed neighboring nomadic armies, Genghis Khan and his sons had to continue to sack cities. His followers were rewarded for their valor with luxury goods, horses, and enslaved people seized from the cities they conquered.

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