Weatherford, Jack, 1946-

The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire / Mongol queens Jack Weatherford. - xvii, 317 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-283) and index.

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.

A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world.

9789997886224 9789996217616 9996217612

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Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 --Family.


Queens--History.--Mongolia
Daughters--History.--Mongolia
Women--History.--Mongolia
Inheritance and succession--History.--Mongolia
Mongols--History.
Mongols--Biography.


Mongolia--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Mongolia--History.
Mongolia--Biography.

DS22 / .W39 2010

950.20922