Cengiz Han (Cenghis Khan, Çinggis Haan ya da doğum adıyla Temuçin (anlamı: demirci), Moğolca: Чингис Хаан ya da "Tengiz" (anlamı: deniz), Farsça: چنگیز خان; d. 1162 – ö. 18 Ağustos 1227), Moğol komutan, hükümdar ve Moğol İmparatorluğu'nun kurucusudur. Cengiz Han, 13. Yüzyılın başında Orta Asya'daki tüm göçebe bozkır kavimlerini birleştirerek bir ulus haline getirdi ve o ulusu Moğolsiyasi kimliği çatısı altında topladı. Dünya tarihinin en büyük askeri dehalarından biri olarak kabul edilen Cengiz Han, hükümdarlığı döneminde 1206-1227 arasında Kuzey Çin'deki Batı Xia ve Jin Hanedanı, Türkistan'daki Kara Hıtay, Maveraünnehir, Harezm, Horasanve İran'daki Harzemşahlar ile Kafkasya'da Gürcüler, Deşt-i Kıpçak'taki Rus Knezlikleri ve Kıpçaklar ile İdil Bulgarları üzerine gerçekleştirilen seferler sonucunda Pasifik Okyanusu'ndan Hazar Denizi’ne ve Karadeniz'in kuzeyine kadar uzanan bir imparatorluk kurdu.
Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – August 18, 1227), born Temüjin, was the Great Khan and founder of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding the Empire and being proclaimed "Genghis Khan", he launched the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia. Campaigns initiated in his lifetime include those against the Qara Khitai, Caucasus, and Khwarazmian, Western Xia and Jindynasties. These campaigns were often accompanied by large-scale massacres of the civilian populations – especially in the Khwarazmian and Western Xia controlled lands. By the end of his life, the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of Central Asiaand China.
Genghis Khan (c. 1162 – August 18, 1227), born Temüjin, was the Great Khan and founder of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding the Empire and being proclaimed "Genghis Khan", he launched the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia. Campaigns initiated in his lifetime include those against the Qara Khitai, Caucasus, and Khwarazmian, Western Xia and Jindynasties. These campaigns were often accompanied by large-scale massacres of the civilian populations – especially in the Khwarazmian and Western Xia controlled lands. By the end of his life, the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of Central Asiaand China.
