Genghis Khan Genghis Khan was the most unlikely of conquerors. An orphan of the Mongolian Steppes, his rise went all but unnoticed by all the great powers around him. His people had been divided and discounted by the Chinese dynasties to his south and completely dismissed by the encroaching Islamic empires to his west. Inside you will read about... - Mystery of the Steppes- When Warriors Are Made- Rites of Passage- A Battle Against Shamanic Destiny- United They Stand- Throwing Sand at an Empire- Genghis Khan's Crusade- The Last Days of Genghis KhanKnown as little more than bandits and nomads, Genghis Khan and his Mongolian horde would shake Kings and Emperors to their very core as they descended like locusts upon all four corners of the known world.