Who Was Genghis Khan’s Father?

Yesugei was poisoned and killed when Temujin was nine years old

To gain insight into what made famous people in history, look no further than some of the most formative people in any person’s life.

Parents.

Genghis Khan is one of the greatest conquerors in history. He conquered most of Asia and Eastern Europe, but who were his parents? What was his upbringing like? From his childhood, could we have predicted he would end up the way he did?

Well, like Genghis Khan, his father, Yesugei, was a great warrior.

According to the Secret History of the Mongols, Yesugei was known as Yesugei the Brave and was the grandson of Khabul Khan, the ruler of the predecessor state to the Mongol Empire.

Yesugei’s family historically tried to unite all Mongols.

It was a goal his son would later accomplish.

This is the story of Genghis Khan’s father and the role he played in the great conquerer’s life.

How Genghis Khan’s parents met each other

The Secret History of the Mongols first mentions Yesugei in a significant manner when he met his wife. Yesugei and his two brothers were out hunting one day on a river when they encountered a man named Chiledu.

Chiledu had just gone to visit the Olkhunugud people to find a wife, and had returned with a woman named…