Genghis khan originally named temujin was born with a blod clot in his right meaning in his tribe that he WAS DESTINED TO BECOME CHIEF OF THE TRIBE, SO HIS MOTHER TAUGHT HIM ALL HE NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A TRIBE LEADER. WHEN gENGHIS TURNED NINE HIS FATHER TOOK HIM TO the Konkirat tribe to SEE HIs FuTURE WIFE BORTE BUT UPON ARRIVAL HIS FATHER WAS TAKEN FOR A MEAL WITH THE TATAR A TRIBE A RIVAL BUT WAS POISONED FOR PAST TRANSGRESSIONS AGAINST THE TARTAR TRIBE.. once Genghis heard of this he returned to his tribe to claim leadership over his tribe. But once he arrived back they would not let him be their leader and wanted his half brother to claim leadership over the tribe. They both quarrled and fought until Genghis killed his half brother and claimed leadership over the tribe.
Once Genghis kahn turned 16 he married Borte therefore cementing the alliance with the konkirat tribe. Soon after there marriage Borte was kidnapped by the mirkat tribe another rival tribe and was given to the Mirkat tribe chieftain as wife. gengis kahn came to the tribe and rescued her. soon after her rescue though she gave birth to her first son jochi, even though Jochi was the son of the rival mirkat tribes chieftain Genghis claimed Jochi as his own. with Borte Genghis kahn had four more children and many others with different women as was mongolian custom. however only the male children qualified for succession in the family.