According to stories about Genghis Khan's early life, his mother used a set of arrows to teach her children about the power in numbers. What lesson did Genghis's mother teach him, and how did this lesson play out throughout Khan's life?

The Secret History of the Mongols reports that Temüjin was born grasping a blood clot in his fist, a traditional sign that he was destined to become a great leader. He was the second son of his father Yesügei who was a Kiyad chief prominent in the Khamag Mongol confederation and an ally of Toghrul of the Keraite tribe.