Genghis Khan (2004 TV series)

Genghis Khan is a Chinese television series based on the life of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. Ba Sen, who portrayed the eponymous character in the series, is a descendant of Genghis Khan's second son, Chagatai. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2004, on KBS in South Korea in 2005, and the Turkish state channel TRT 1.

Genghis Khan
DVD cover art
Chinese	成吉思汗
Hanyu Pinyin	Chéng Jí Sī Hán
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Yu Zhixian Zhu Yaoting
Directed by	Wang Wenjie
Starring	Ba Sen Saren Gaowa Suo Lizhong Zhao Hengxuan
Ending theme	"Legend" (传说) performed by Tengge'er
Country of origin	China
Original languages	Mandarin Mongolian (dubbed)
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producers	Bate'er Wang Wensheng Wang Yongquan
Producers	Zhang Guomin Jiang Kun Du Jie Agula Liu Rui Zhulan Qiqige
Production locations	Mongolia China
Running time	45 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	CCTV (China) KBS (South Korea)

Plot

The 30 episodes long television series depicts the major events in the life of Temüjin, the founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. It begins with his birth and his struggle for survival in his childhood and adolescent years after the death of his father, Yesugei. With support from his allies and his father's former followers, Temüjin becomes the leader of the Borjigin tribe and emerges as one of the most powerful warlords in Mongolia. After spending decades on the battlefield, Temüjin eventually succeeds in uniting all the Mongol tribes under his rule and adopts the honorific title "Genghis Khan" ("supreme ruler" in the Mongol language). Genghis Khan continues to lead his armies to attack the Khwarezmid Empire in the west and the Jurchen-led Jin Empire in the south before dying from illness during a campaign against the Western Xia kingdom.

International broadcast

Region	Network(s)/Station(s)	Series premiere	Title (if different from original)
China	CCTV	2004
Mongolia	MNB	2004
Taiwan	CTV	2005
South Korea	KBS	10 September - 18 December 2005	칭기즈칸
Thailand	5HD1	February 4, 2019 – 26 March 26, 2019 (every Monday to Thursday 22:40–23:30)	เจงกิสข่าน จักรพรรดิสะท้านแผ่นดิน

External links

• (in Chinese) Genghis Khan on Sina.com
• (in Chinese) Genghis Khan on Sohu