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Turning point · The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
The Baljuna Covenant
1203 — Beaten and hunted, Temüjin retreats to a muddy lake with nineteen followers — Muslims, Christians and Buddhists among them — and swears to share every fortune with the men who share its water. Loyalty over lineage: the empire’s charter in miniature.
This is one scene of Chapter 2 — Temüjin Becomes Genghis Khan in The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294.
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