Genghis Khan Season 1 Episode 17 Episode 17 ( Air Date 1988-01-05 ) Genre category. Overview "Genghis Khan is a 1987 Hong Kong television series based on the life of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. The series was produced by ATV and released three months after a similarly titled television series was aired by ATV's rival TVB.".