INTRO — THE EMPIRE GENGHIS LEFT BEHIND
Genghis Khan built the greatest continuous land empire in world history —
but he didn’t live long enough to see its true size.
When he died in 1227, his children and grandchildren inherited:
the most elite cavalry on earth
a tax base spanning continents
an intelligence network across Asia
loyal generals
limitless ambition
But they also inherited something dangerous:
A succession system with no clear rules.
Genghis never created a strict law for who should rule the empire.
The result?
A family that conquered half the world —
and then fought each other over it for generations.