Weatherford, J. McIver. <br/><br/>
The secret history of the Mongol queens  how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire /  [Book] : 
 Mongol queens. 
Jack Weatherford. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Crown Publishers,  c2010. 
 - xvii, 317 p. :  ill., map ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307407153 0307407152 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 --Family.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Queens--History.--Mongolia<br/>Daughters--History.--Mongolia<br/>Women--History.--Mongolia<br/>Inheritance and succession--History.--Mongolia<br/>Mongols--History.<br/>Mongols--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Mongolia--Kings and rulers--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>950 .20922