Genghis Khan is among history's most remarkable – and controversial – military leaders, with an unstoppable army and a penchant for human suffering. Nicholas Morton tells Spencer Mizen how the Mongol ruler overcame an extraordinarily turbulent childhood to mastermind what would go on to be the largest contiguous empire the world has ever seen.

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Spencer MizenProduction Editor, BBC History Magazine

Spencer is production editor of BBC History Magazine

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