Genghis Khan was alive in the Mongol Empire.
Genghis Khan . After founding the Empire and being proclaimed `` Genghis Khan '' , he started the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia . Beyond his military accomplishments , Genghis Khan also advanced the Mongol Empire in other ways . The Mongol conquest of Western Xia was a series of conflicts between the Mongol Empire and the Western Xia dynasty , also known as the Tangut Empire , or Minya .