I am Genghis Khan, I was the founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death. I came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of the Mongol steppe and being proclaimed the universal ruler of the Mongols, or Genghis Khan. With the tribes of Northeast Asia largely under my control, he I in motion the Mongol invasions. My exceptional military successes made me one of the most important conquerors.