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Genghis Khan rules the steppe. Yet before he'll be able to expand beyond its vast, rolling expanse, he'll have to deal with several in-house issues, particularly the ambitions of a powerful shaman named Teb Tengri, who may have designed on Genghis' power and position...  

Time Period Covered: 1206-1209CE 

Major Historical Figures: 
Borjigin:
Genghis Khan (Temujin)
Börte, Temujin's First Wife
Ho'elun, Temujin's Mother
Khasar, Temujin's Second Brother
Temuge Otchigin, Prince of the Hearth, Temujin's Youngest Brother
Chaga, Temujin's 11th Wife 

Mongol:
Kokhchu Teb Tengri, Shaman
Monglik 

Jurchen Jin:
Emperor Zhangzong of Jin
Wanyan Yongji, Prince Shao of Wei
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