Genghis Khan is a person.
Genghis Khan . He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia . 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 . Although known for the brutality of his campaigns and considered by many to have been a genocidal ruler , Genghis Khan is also credited with bringing the Silk Road under one cohesive political environment . 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 .