S1E1: He Will Be Iron
Genghis: Birth of an Empire Season 1
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In 1162, on a steppe of warring tribes, the khan of the Wolves welcomes a son marked at birth for greatness. Twelve years later, young Temujin risks a deadly climb on the cliffs above the camp to win his father's pride.
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S1E2: The Cold Face
Sent to live among his mother's people, Temujin is left to earn his place as an outsider, and to win Borte, the fierce girl promised to him. On the ride home, his father Yesugei accepts a stranger's hospitality and falls into a trap.
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S1E3: Wolves at The Fire
Temujin races home with his dying father, but the poison killing him works faster than the horses. As the khan fades, Eeluk, his first warrior, gathers the men around him, and the family's place among the Wolves begins to slip away.
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S1E4: Hooks From Bone
The abandoned family claws at survival, Hoelun breaking her wedding keepsakes into fishhooks to keep them alive. When the domineering Bekter hoards food while the others go hungry, Temüjin makes a cold and final choice. The act keeps them alive and nearly costs him his mother's love, and it revea...
