Ghazan was trained from a young age to become a Mongol warrior like his father, a renowned general. He learned discipline, weaponry skills like archery, and Mongol battle tactics such as dividing forces into units. Ghazan proved himself in his first real battle during the Mongol invasion of Northern China, where he successfully fired arrows and followed military maneuvers. After establishing himself as a skilled warrior, Ghazan went on to participate in further Mongol conquests of Russia and the Middle East, eventually becoming a general himself.