2. Before He Was Emperor
• Genghis Khan or Yuan Taizu was the first
emperor of the Yuan dynasty.
• Born in todays dadale country in Mongolia
in 1162 and died in 1227
• He was the son of Kiyat Borgijit Chieftain
Yesugei
• Genghis Khan was named Tie Muzhen
because at the time of his birth his father
captured a tartar chieftain of the Sa me
name