Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols

In this opening episode, we recount the life of Chinggis Khan, beginning with the dramatic struggles of his early years, including his family's fall from power, his survival against rival tribes, and his first alliances as a young warrior determined to rescue his kidnapped wife, Borte.

In the episode, we chart Temujin's growing power on the Mongolian plains, his rivalry with old friend turned enemy Jamuga, his exile from Mongolia and eventual return to unify the Mongol tribes, culminating in 1206 when he takes the title of Chinggis Khan.

After taking the title of Chinggis Khan, he consolidates power by building a formidable army, eliminating rivals like the shaman Teb Tengri, and begins his conquests with bold campaigns against the Tanguts and the Jin Empire, expanding the Mongol Empire to unprecedented heights!

When the neighbouring empire attacks a Mongol caravan and humiliates Chinggis Khan's envoys, he unleashes a devastating campaign that annihilates the empire and solidifies Mongol dominance across the lands of Persia; as his health declines, he names his son Ogedei as successor and leads one final campaign against the neighbouring Tanguts before his death, leaving behind an empire that spans continents!

After Chinggis Khan's secret burial, his son Ogedei is proclaimed ruler of the Mongol Empire, bringing a very different leadership style as he conquers Armenia, Georgia, and the Jin Empire, builds the grand capital of Karakorum, and sets the stage for a brutal campaign against Kievan Rus led by his nephew Batu and the veteran general Subudai.

In this thrilling final episode, the Mongolian empire launches a devastating campaign through the lands of Russia and Europe, crushing knights with Mongol speed and strategy, but as they prepare to push deeper into Europe, news of Ogedei's death halts the advance, triggering a struggle for succession over an empire that now stretches from China to Europe, the largest the world has ever seen.