The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section from The Secret History of the Mongols, leaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan: “Let us reward our female offspring.” Only this
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
- Book ID
- 126302899
- Publisher
- Crown
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- Russian
- Weight
- 451 KB
- Category
- Standards
- ISBN
- 0307407152
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✦ Synopsis
After Genghis Khan’s death in 1227, conflicts erupted between his daughters and his daughters-in-law; what began as a war between powerful women soon became a war against women in power as brother turned against sister, son against mother. At the end of this epic struggle, the dynasty of the Mongol queens had seemingly been extinguished forever, as even their names were erased from the historical record.
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