Ba Sen, who portrayed the eponymous character in the series, is a descendant of Genghis Khan's second son, Chagatai.

[1] The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2004, on KBS in South Korea in 2005, and the Turkish state channel TRT 1.

The 30 episodes long television series depicts the major events in the life of Temüjin, the founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.

It begins with his birth and his struggle for survival in his childhood and adolescent years after the death of his father, Yesugei.

With support from his allies and his father's former followers, Temüjin becomes the leader of the Borjigin tribe and emerges as one of the most powerful warlords in Mongolia.