Genghis Kahn was a truly powerful ruler who ruled over 11 million square miles. His ruthless policies in fighting techniques and governance helped him become a successful ruler. Genghis Kahn had no mercy for anyone who opposed him and was able to successfully unite the Mongol tribes. In the space of 25 years Genghis Kahn managed to conquer more land than the Romans managed in four centuries. Genghis Kahn's early life as well as his tribal life were an extremely difficult time which led him to become such a ruthless leader. Genghis Kahn, otherwise known as Temujin by his tribe, the Borjigin. Axelrod and Philips state, “When Temujin was eight or nine years old, his father, Yesukai the Strong, a ranking member of the royal clan, was poisoned by rival taters” (111). Shortly after a rival family took power, Temujin and his mother were banished. Shortly after he was cast out, his mother was determined to train him to become a true Mongolian warrior. He taught him to hunt and fight on horseback and to surround himself with a network of trusted men. Temujin was fast ...