The size of the Mongol Empire meant it was comprised of a number of different races and ethnici- ties. Much of Genghis Khan's success came from the political and military reforms he introduced. He assumed the title of Geng- his Khan, meaning universal leader, marking the start of the Mongol Empire.
TemUjin's army defeated the Naimans and in 1206, he was crowned the leader of the Great Mongol Nation. Soon after this though, Temujin and Toghril fell out and Toghril allied himself to the Naimans, the last of the great rival tribes. the position to take on and defeat the formidable Tartars, killing all the adults to ensure there would be no future uprising.
His power steadily grew and eventually he was in. Through his alliance with Toghril, khan of the Kereit tribe, TemUujin formed an army of 20000 soldiers and defeated the rival Merkit tribe. It was a hard life of poverty and his mother taught him the key skill of survival and the benefit of mak- ing strong alliances. His fathers clan members deserted the family and it was left to his mother to look after him and his brothers. His father led the Borjigin clan of the Mongols but was assassinated when Temujin was only 9 -years old. Thuc Phan was so angry he killed his daughter. At the river he again encountered the golden turtle who revealed to Thuc Phan that his daughter had helped Zhao Tuo steal the crossbow. Using the crossbow Zhao Tuo successfully at- tacked the fortress, forcing Thuc Phan to flee the battle. After numerous failures Zhao Tuo devised a plan to steal the magic crossbow. Thuc Phan used the claw to make a magic crossbow which he used to successfully defend the fortress over a number of years from attacks by Zhao Tuo, a general of the Qin dynasty. A few days later the golden turtle emerged out of a river and gave Thuc Phan one of his claws. Legend has it that Thuc Phan had a dream about a Golden Turtle. The newly combined kingdom was known as_ uU Lac | and Thuc Phan built a fortress at its capital, ~C6 Loa, now known as Hanoi. Thuc Phan used his army: to defeat the last of the Hung kings who had ruled over the area of Van Lang for over 2000 years. Thuc Phan was the ruler of the u Viét tribes who were based in the mountainous northern area of what is now known as Vietnam.
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