Genghis Khan, a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia and whose troops fought from China's Pacific coast to Europe's Adriatic Sea, creating the basis for one of the greatest continental empires of all time. The leader of a destitute clan, Temüjin fought various rival clans and formed a Mongol confederacy, which in 1206 acknowledged him as Genghis Khan (“Universal Ruler”).

In 1162, deep in the heart of Asia, a child was born. He was clutching a blood clot, a sign from heaven that he was destined to be a great warrior. His life was to become a legend, his name Genghis Khan.

Many believe his story is simple, that he was the incarnation of evil, a brutal barbarian who butchered millions. But the real character of Genghis Khan is far more intriguing. How did this illiterate outcast/ turn/ the feuding tribes of Mongolia into a powerful nation and how did he transform/ the Mongol hordes into a ruthless and disciplined fighting machine, an army with revolutionary tactics and ingenious weapons that ultimately stood poised to conquer Europe. And Why, on his deathbed, did he believe his divine mission remained unfulfilled?

Soon I will know death, but I will never know my destination.

Shortly after his death, his heirs gathered their memories into an epic account of his life. They called it the Secret History of the Mongols. Evidence from Chinese and Persian sources, the work/ of leading scholars and the Secret History allow this to be the most complete television portrait of Genghis Khan ever made. The characters are all real historical figures and the words of Genghis Khan are rooted in the great speeches of the Secret History. This is the story of how that tiny fist turned to iron and came to rule the largest land empire ever known to man.

In 1215, the Mongol warrior Genghis Khan led his army to Beijing, capital of Northern China. After fighting his way across Asia, the city stood before him. But Beijing was protected by formidable defenses. Surrounding it was a wall 12 meters high and 30 kilometers long. Behind the wall was one of the world's most advanced army. First, Genghis Khan besieged the city. Then he ordered an audacious attack. He forced enemy prisoners to fill his front lines. He built new weapons to attack the city's defenses. Finally, having endured the Chinese arrows and bombs, he commanded his Mongol warriors to scale the walls. Genghis Khan sensed / victory was within his grasp. Beijing was fighting for its life.

A poor nomad from the remote Mongol steppe, Genghis Khan had made an extaordinary journey. The boy who would become Genghis Khan was called Temujin, he was the son of a tribal warrior chief. When he was only nine years old, he received news that was to change his life.