Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The secret history of the Mongol queens

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

354817523

Responsibility statement

Jack Weatherford

Sub title

how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire

Summary

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

Table Of 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

resource.variantTitle

Mongol queens

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