Genghis Khan , born as Temujin in 1162 , became one of the great military leaders of all metre by building and ruling the Mongol Empire . At the time of his death , he govern from the eastern stretches of Asia   to as far west as Russia . A team of Mongolian and Japanese researchersuncovered a fortressthat has now been confirmed to have been used by the ruler during the thirteenth century . This discovery could avail historians best interpret how the growth of the conglomerate expanded westwards toward Europe .

Genghis Khan ( also know as Chingis Khan ) , which translates into Supreme Leader , once controlled over 12 million straightforward miles across Asia . The Mongol Empire was second only to the British Empire in terms of expanse . While tribes were give the chance to give up peacefully , opposition was take on with great force . It is believed that during his lifespan , Genghis Khan was responsible for the death of over 40 million hoi polloi . However , some historians debate the validity of the extent of Genghis Khan ’s carnage ,   assign much of it to hearsay mean to discover fearfulness into his foeman .

thirteenth - C military frontier settlement set up for Genghis Khan ( 1162 - 1227 ) find in SW Mongoliahttp://t.co/3rlXawoMGJpic.twitter.com/nSFfIT5JWi

— Win Scutt ’s ArchNews ( @Archaeology_ws)February 28 , 2015

Koichi Matsuda from Osaka International University led the squad that uncovered the fortress in 2001 in southwestern Mongolia . The landscape near the land site aligned with a verbal description of the fort by a Tao spectral leader in a Koran from around the same stop . It is located about 880 kilometers ( 547 stat mi ) Dame Rebecca West of Mongolia ’s capital city , Ulan Bator .

artifact from the site include animal bones , Taiwanese pottery , and woodwind fragment . Carbon dating of the item bring out that they ranged from the 12th through 14th century . The fort , which measures170 metre by 200 meters(557 by 655 feet ) , had walls made out of land . It is believed that the fortress was constructed in 1212 , and was most probably commission by one of Genghis Khan ’s top officials .

Matsuda told Nihon Keizai Shinbun , a Japanese paper , that the fortress was a powerful William Lloyd Garrison during its day . The location of the fortress , named Chinkai Castle , was set near tilth and also along silk patronage route that would have been utilitarian as the Mongol US Army forge west . This would have return it plentiful access to necessary provisions , as well as access to data behave by travelers .

After the diminution of the Mongol Empire , Chinkai Castle dwindled into ruins during the 14th century , and eventually became lost to history . Its rediscovery and confirmation of identity is an important part of Asiatic history , and it could have a great deal to teach historians about the westward expansion of Genghis Khan ’s army .