Just Wow! How, then, does he establish himself as a leader of his family? Well, it is not accepted right away that he will be the leader of his family. To be a leader involves struggle. You win through struggle, through vanquishing others. It’s not as if by being the oldest son of Hoelun he has the right to become the leader of his family. There’s a story that’s told of one of his half brothers who is so much stronger than him that when they went out fishing, his brother would take away the fish. When they went out to shoot birds, the half brother would take away the bird. And Temujin went to complain to his mother, and his mother ignored him. And so Temujin arranged with his four brothers to sneak up behind the half brother and to shoot him dead. At that point, he became the leader of his family. Post navigation Inner Asian Empire and the Unity of China
