Genghis Khan

"A dark tide rises to the east – an army of such size and power that all the land is made quick to worry. Their leader is a man named Temujin, who has adopted the title Genghis Khan. He sweeps across the lands, conquering and subsuming all who stand in his way."

- Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex, page 29.

{{Character Infobox Temujin (c. 1162 – August 1227), also known under the title Genghis Khan, was the founder and first emperor of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death. Utilizing a Sword of Eden, Genghis Khan established what would later become the largest empire in history.
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 * birth = c. 1162 Mongolia
 * death = c. 1227 Mongolia
 * period = High Middle Ages
 * affiliates= Mongols
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By the year 1217, the Mentor of the Levantine Assassins, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, suspected that Genghis Khan's rise to power was due in part to his possible ownership of a Sword of Eden. Altaïr, his wife Maria, and his son Darim traveled to {{Wiki|Mongolia}} intending to assassinate Genghis Khan, and to retrieve the Piece. In 1227, the Mongolian Assassin named Qulan Gal shot Genghis Khan's horse with a bow and arrow, dismounting the Mongol Emperor and providing Darim the chance to kill him with a crossbow bolt.

Genghis Khan's grandson, Hülegü Khan, destroyed most of the Assassin strongholds in the Levant after a failed attempt on his life in 1256; effectively erasing the Levantine Assassins' power.