1206 Jan 1
Genghis Khan of the Mongol Empire
Mongolian Plateau, MongoliaKokochu, also known as Teb Tengri, chief shaman of the Mongols, bestows upon Temüjin the title of Genghis Khan, "Universal Ruler" of the Mongol Empire, at the kurultai of Burkhan Khaldun, sacred mountain of the Mongols.