The legendary Mongol emperor, Genghis khan was born in 1162 near the Lake Baikal. At the age of 9 his father was poisoned by another clan and one of the rival families (Taychiut family) took the power of the Borjigin clan.It is said that this family abandoned the widow and her children which lead them to extreme poverty. Oneday Temujin (Genghis Khan) was captured by Taychiut but he escaped and gathered supporters. Once he became the head of his clan he then stratergically unified Mongolia and extended his empire across Asia to Adriatic sea.