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Genghis was extremely [[Charisma|charismatic]], a great warrior and strategist, and was awarded the title of khan (chief) by 20 years old. Genghis then went on to solidify the rule of all of Mongolia about 20 years later, in middle age. Implying lifelong ridiculously hi [[testosterone]], extremely high [[IQ]], extraordinary attractive looks and [[game|behavior]]. His continued vigor and accomplishments even into old age may imply unusually high testosterone levels.

Genghis Khan was a firm believer in logic, reason, and meritocracy. He was also highly domineering and egotistical, and believed he had a god-given right to rule the world, known in China as "the mandate of heaven". For example, at a very young age, Genghis killed his older half-brother to establish leadership and dominance within the family. His brother had attempted to 'pull rank' on Genghis, bullying him by stealing his kill after a hunting session. When he told his mother of this incident, she sided with the older half-brother (her future husband). Incensed at this, Genghis and his brother Khasar swiftly made a plan to ambush the older brother. Showing tactical acumen at an early age, Genghis had his brother (the better shot of the two) approach Begter from the front while Genghis stalked him like prey from behind through tall grass. After a confrontation with his older brother, who made no effort to defend himself, the two brother pelted him with arrows and left him to perish.

He established a universal legal code in his empire, with all being subject to the laws regardless of birth. He established the world's first postal system throughout his empire which utilized a relay system of horseback messages ( similar to the later American pony express). He is also claimed to have been the first to establish the convention of diplomatic immunity, which was in contravention to the common practice at the time of keeping foreign diplomats hostage as bargaining tools.

Regarding family matters, as part of his Great Law, he legitimized all the offspring of concubines in his empire, banned the abduction or enslavement of any Mongol, and abolished the custom of bride-price (paying a women's family to marry her). He also forbade adultery, with wife-swapping and having sex with the wives of one's kin apparently being common among steppe nomads of the region previously. He established a form of elected tribal monarchy, with the Great Khan being from then on elected via a tribal council or ''khuriltai''.

He conquered and despoiled large parts of northern China, central Asia, and utterly destroyed the powerful Turkic Khwarazmian Empire, which governed some of the most important regions of the Silk Road, despoiling the country, killing millions of people, and burning whole cities to the ground. This being his response to the inhospitable murder of envoys Genghis had sent in an effort to establish trade ties. In one of his most brutal deeds, when the wealthy city of Urgench (in modern Turkmenistan) was conquered by the Mongols, Genghis ordered the enslavement of the women, children and artisans of the city, and had the rest of the population of the city executed in a single session. Some figures claim up to 1.2 million inhabitants were massacred.