revenge for Yesügei's abduction of Hö'elün, around 300 Merkits raided Temüjin's camp.

Modern historians such as Ratchnevsky and Timothy May consider it very likely that Temüjin spent a large portion of the decade

. In early summer 1196, he participated in a joint campaign with the Jin against the Tatars, who had begun to act contrary to Jin interests.

A number of disaffected followers, including Yesügei's follower Münglig and his sons, defected to Temüjin as a consequence

raised his hands and looking up at Heaven swore, saying "If I am able to achieve my 'Great Work', I shall share with you men the sweet and the bitter.

Having attained control over one million people,79 Genghis Khan began a "social revolution"