The secret history of the Mongol queens
Subtitle: how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire
By: Jack Weatherford
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780307407153
Other titles: Mongol queens
Description: A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The missing chapter; title: Tiger queens of the Silk Route, 1206-1241; title: It takes a hero; title: The growling dragon and the dancing peacock; title: Our daughters are our shields; title: Queens at war and commerce; title: The shattered jade realm, 1242-1470; title: War against women; title: Granddaughters of resistance; title: The rabbit demon's revenge; title: Daughter of the yellow dragon; title: The falling prince and the rising queen; title: Wolf mother, 1470-1509; title: The white road of the warrior widow; title: Winning the war and raising a husband; title: Facing the wall; title: Her jade realm restored; title: The secrets of history.