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Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan, ink and colour on silk; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
Genghis Khanâs original name was TemĂŒjin (also spelled Temuchin or TemĂŒĂŒjin). He was given this name by his father, YesĂŒgei, after a leader whom YesĂŒgei had defeated at the time of his son's birth.123