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

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

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Main Author: Weatherford, J. McIver
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Publishers, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Genghis Khan, > 1162-1227 > Family.
Queens > Mongolia > History.
Daughters > Mongolia > History.
Women > Mongolia > History.
Inheritance and succession > Mongolia > History.
Mongols > History.
Mongols > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Mongolia > History.
Mongolia > Biography.
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Summary:A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world.
Physical Description:xvii, 317 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780307407153
0307407152
Author Notes:JACK WEATHERFORD holds the DeWitt Wallace Chair of Anthropology at Macalester College in Minnesota and an honorary position at Chinggis Khaan University in Mongolia. In 2007 he received the Order of the Polar Star, the highest award for service to the Mongol Nation for writing Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. , He is also the author of Indian Givers , Native Roots , Savages and Civilizations , and The History of Money.

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