Genghis Khan had no land.
Eurasia [ yʊˈreɪʒə ] is a combined continental landmass of Europe and Asia . Genghis Khan . After founding the Empire and being proclaimed `` Genghis Khan '' , he started the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia . By the end of his life , the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of Central Asia and China . The Mongol Empire ( Mongolian : Mongolyn Ezent Güren ; Mongolian Cyrillic : Монголын эзэнт гүрэн ; [ mɔŋɡ ɮˈiːŋ ɛt͡sˈɛnt ˈɡurəŋ ] also Орда ( `` Horde '' ) in Russian chronicles ) existed during the 13th and 14th centuries and was the largest contiguous land empire in history .