Deluun Boldog Dadal Soum (Believed to be birthplace of Chinggis Khaan)

Temuujin was born into the family of Esukhei hero in 1162 at a place called Deluun Boldog by the Onon River in Dadal soum in Khentii province. Beginning from 1185, Temuujin directed a military campaign to unite the Mongolian tribes, which was at that time divided into more than 80 feuding ethnic clans. Finally in 1206 The Great Mongol Empire was established and Temuujin was declared Chinggis Khaan which meant “Great Khaan”. 
There are 2 monuments dedicated to Chinggis Khaan. One is large rock in Deluun Boldog with an inscription in old Mongolian script marking the birthplace of the Great Khaan.The other monument was inaugurated in 1962 to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Chinggis Khaan`s birth. It is a life size figure of Chinggis Khaan carved on a white stone in the shape of mountain peaks engraved with old Mongol script.