Founded by the ruthless leader Genghis Khan in the 12th Century, and expanded by his descendants, the Mongolian Empire stretched from China to Mesopotamia, from the Danube to the Persian Gulf. This six-part series thrillingly brings to life the story of the Great Khans, recreating the bloody battles and globe-spanning adventures that shaped the greatest empire known to mankind.
In less than 80 years, a band of warriors originally comprised of several men grew to an empire that encompassed all from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube River. This thrilling six-part series tells the story of the most dramatic conquests in history and how it was driven by one man and his heirs. That man – Genghis Khan.
Born c.1162 into a small nomadic tribe on the steppes of Central Asia, Genghis Khan was the Mongolian warrior rule who built the largest land empire in the world. Through both brutal conquest and savvy alliances, he amassed more than twice as much territory as any person in history. At its peak, his Mongol Empire spanned more than 11 million square miles, stretching from Korea to Europe and bringing Eastern and Western cultures into contact. Remembered for his ruthlessness and bloodlust—and for his purported millions of genealogical descendants—he left a broad and incredible legacy.
In Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols, we’ll chart the history of the Mongolian Empire from its pre-history under Khan’s father Yesügei; its early beginnings as the young man called Temüjin takes up the name Genghis Khan and unites warring tribes; its colossal rise as it cuts it way across the world; and we’ll finish in 1294, when the empire starts to fracture under Genghis Khan’s grandson Kublai Khan. Using expert talking heads, high-end graphics and beautiful cinematic recreations, we’ll explore just how one man, reduced to poverty as a child, was able to build such a mighty empire, crushing all in his wake, and how his descendants built upon his legacy, conquering lands far beyond even Genghis’ own terrains. This then is the history of not only Genghis Khan but his sons Ögedei Khan and Güyük Khan, their cousin Möngke Khan, and finally Kublai Khan, whose death in 1294 would mark the last of the great Khans that ruled over the Mongolian Empire.
This is the story of tribal warfare, bloodshed and brutality, great battles on land and sea, and the unification of large swathes of land, from Persia to China, Hungary to Russia, all under the gazes of the most fearsome leaders known to mankind, brought alive by the expert documentary makers at DASH.