Interview with Genghis Khan

Reporter: Hello, how are you?

Khan: fine, well lets get to it I have more important people to see.

Reporter:All right lets get to it. How did you get your army so powerful? What were you fighting for?

Khan: I united the Mongol army with rivaling tribes. The solders in my army were trained at a young age. All males ages 14-60 had to serve in the military. Our military is made of thousands of males. We were fighting for the dominance of the Asian world. our army covered more land then the Romans did.

Reporter: Your name was originally Temujin. How did you become Genghis Khan? How does it make you feel?

Khan: I am one of the most important leaders in the Mongol army. Genghis Khan means "Great Khan". It was an honor to lead a great army. Every tribe that we have fought, we have one. When you hear people saying Great Khan while they bow it feels like you are their God. They look up to you and put their lives in your hands to show them how to fight and survive. It feels like I was born to be a leader.

Reporter: Some people would say your a tyrant. How would you define yourself?

Khan: I was born into a poor family. I was doing what I had to give myself a better life. I killed people because I needed the treasure I didn't kill for the joy. I wouldn't call myself a tyrant, I would say I just tried to make my life better.

Reporter: What were some challenges you faced?

Khan: One of the hardest thing to do when building an army is you have to have solders that are able to fight. You can't throw untrained boys into a war they will die and you would have to replace them. Another challenge is that you don't know what's going to happen. You have to ready to face the unknown. You don't know if they have a larger or better army then yours. You have to rely on what you know, and fight as hard as you can.

Reporter: One last question. What made you want to be the ruler of the army? How did you know you could be a leader?

Khan: When I was born, I was born with a blood clot in my hand. To my people that meant I was born to be a leader. I wanted to rule an army because my father was the ruler of our tribe. When I was nine my father was poisoned by a rival tribe. When I wanted to take my fathers place as head of the tribe they said I was to young. My half-brother wanted to be the head of my family. We got into very many fights. I killed him when he was sleeping. I wanted to give my family a better life. I started a small army that defeated other small tribes soon more and more were joining my army. I knew I could lead them. That was when I knew I wanted to be the leader of an army. I want to be remembered as someone great.

Reporter: Well thank you for talking to me it has been an interesting experience.

Khan: Yes, yes goodbye.