Weatherford Jack. The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire

Crown, 2010After 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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