The Man Who Freed Genghis Khan From Slavery

“You and your sons took the wood from my neck.”

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“I’ll never forget what you’ve done for me…Ask me for anything you want,” — Genghis Khan to the man who freed him from slavery, The Secret History of the Mongols

To say Genghis Khan had a hard childhood is an understatement.