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The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire / Jack Weatherford

Catalog Data

Author:
Weatherford, J. McIver  Search this
Subject:
Genghis Khan 1162-1227 Family  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 317 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
Mongolia
Date:
2010
C2010
Contents:
The missing chapter -- Tiger queens of the Silk Route, 1206-1241 -- It takes a hero -- The growling dragon and the dancing peacock -- Our daughters are our shields -- Queens at war and commerce -- The shattered jade realm, 1242-1470 -- War against women -- Granddaughters of resistance -- The rabbit demon's revenge -- Daughter of the yellow dragon -- The falling prince and the rising queen -- Wolf mother, 1470-1509 -- The white road of the warrior widow -- Winning the war and raising a husband -- Facing the wall -- Her jade realm restored -- The secrets of history
Summary:
A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world.
Topic:
Queens--History  Search this
Daughters--History  Search this
Women--History  Search this
Inheritance and succession--History  Search this
Mongols--History  Search this
Mongols  Search this
Kings and rulers  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_974267