Explanation: During the unification of Mongolia, Genghis Khan was shot in the neck with arrow, and nearly died. Due to the attentions of one of Genghis’s close followers, Genghis survived the night and was able to complete his victory in the morning - one presumes that the arrow’s danger was location rather than depth.

When Genghis captured the enemy army, it was requested that the man who shot Genghis Khan come forth. In an age before PoW protections, admitting to almost killing the enemy leader is a great way to get brutally murdered. Jebe, the enemy Mongol who had shot Genghis, nonetheless stepped forward and admitted that he was the one who shot Genghis, out of no malice except that they were on opposite sides of the battlefield.

Genghis was so impressed by Jebe’s bravery and impartiality that he made a show of forgiving him on the spot, and Jebe would become one of Genghis’s most loyal and effective generals in the years to come.