In this same year, his subjects gave him the title of Universal Ruler, which translates to Genghis Khan. His people justified his military success by claiming that he was the rightful master of the entire world. As the universal ruler, Genghis Khan worked to improve organization in the military and broke up old enemy tribes, leaving only those who are loyal to him. Now that he was the ruler over all the Mongol tribes, he enacted a new code of laws that put a focus on loyalty to his rule, binding together the nomadic tribes of Mongolia, and mercilessly punishing those who broke his laws. His laws included a strict belief in a single, omnipotent God, the practice of refusing to make peace with a people who have not submitted to Mongolia. In addition, he made it illegal to kidnap women, as it had caused feuds in the past between tribes and declared all children to be legitimate regardless of who the mother is. The stealing of animals also caused conflict within Mongolia, and so it was made a capital offense todo so.Since his code of laws was successful in bringing internal peace to his people, he was now able to expand his borders and conquer more of his