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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction: Destiny to Conquer the World
0:26 Genghis Khan’s Difficult Childhood
1:31 Forging Alliances and the Path to Power
2:37 Path to Supreme Leadership
4:53 Psychological Warfare and Tactical Genius
5:48 The Jin Dynasty Conquest
6:56 Westward Expansion and Control of the Silk Road
8:11 Succession Tensions
8:53 Final Campaign and Death
10:56 Sponsor: NordPass

Sources:
Battering ram image: By Hedwig Storch Own work, CC BYSA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Genghis Khan statue at exhibition: William Cho, CC BYSA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons
Images of Burkhan Khaldun, believed to be area where Genghis Khan is buried: Ganzorig Gavaa, CC BYSA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons