The year is 1229 CE and in Northern China, a new empire has arisen known as the Mongols, one that is seemingly indestructible and menacing. Despite only rising to prominence under the last two decades through the leadership of its emperor Genghis Khan, the Mongolian Empire has seemed to dominate and defeat every empire that has stood in their way since their beginnings. Although Khan was raised in a humble, impoverished family in Mongolia and struggled in his early years of his life, he did not let that prevent him from influencing the rest of the world during this century.