Borte and Genghis Khan

A Wedding Gift That Altered the Course of History

And Caused the Newlyweds' First Clash

May 8 • Victoria Bley

And Pax Mongolica Broke Out

All Across the Land

Nov 10, 2025 • Victoria Bley

Where in the World is Avarga?

And what was it?

Aug 27, 2025 • Victoria Bley

Genghis Khan's 'aha' Moment, Part II

A Mongol Origin Story Composed as Epic Poem

Jul 20, 2025 • Victoria Bley

Genghis Khan's 'aha' Moment, Part I

An Unlikely Gift from a Notorious Tyrant

Jul 7, 2025 • Victoria Bley

Who was Borte and who were her People?

Beauty, Brains and Toughness = an Exception to the Established Order

May 13, 2025 • Victoria Bley

"Get up early and go to bed late"

Genghis Khan to his daughter, Checheyigen, on her wedding day

Apr 11, 2025 • Victoria Bley

Domes and Sheep Knuckle Bones

I’ve lately been wrestling with changing the spelling of the name from Genghis to Chinggis.

Mar 26, 2025 • Victoria Bley

The Power of Ten

Temujin has a problem.

Mar 22, 2025 • Victoria Bley

What, no pictures?

Temujin's brutal captivity

Feb 26, 2025 • Victoria Bley

The Betrothal of Temujin and Borte

And thus began the trials of a young Genghis Khan

Feb 21, 2025 • Victoria Bley

In Which the Master Witnesses a Full Solar Eclipse and Meets the Emperor Genghis Khan

In the year 1219 world conqueror Genghis Khan summoned to his court a venerated Taoist priest, Qui Chuji, or Master Ch'ang Ch'un.

Apr 7, 2024 • Victoria Bley

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