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Author Weatherford, Jack, 1946- author

Title The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire / Jack Weatherford

Publisher New York : Crown Publishers, c2010

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LOCATION CALL NO. STATUS
 UM Orono Stacks  DS22 .W39 2010    AVAILABLE  MSCC
Edition 1st edition
Phys Descr xvii, 317 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Summary A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world
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
Note Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 -- Family
Queens -- Mongolia -- History
Daughters -- Mongolia -- History
Women -- Mongolia -- History
Inheritance and succession -- Mongolia -- History
Mongols -- History
Mongols -- Biography
Mongolia -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Mongolia -- History
Mongolia -- Biography
Alt Title Mongol queens
OCLC # 354817523
ISBN # 9780307407153
0307407152