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The secret history of the Mongol queens [Book] : how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire / Jack Weatherford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Crown Publishers, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 317 p. : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780307407153
  • 0307407152
Other title:
  • Mongol queens
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 950 .20922 22
Other classification:
  • 950.20922
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.
Summary: 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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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 950.20922 WEA-S (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 47219
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Includes bibliographical references 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.

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