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

Publication Info.

New York : Crown Publishers, c2010.

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Location	Call No.	Public Note	Status
Davis Adult Nonfiction	950.20922 WEA		CHECK SHELVES

Edition	1st ed.
Description	xvii, 317 pages : illustrations, genealogical charts, map ; 25 cm
Content type	text txt rdacontent
Format	volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	The missing chapter -- pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. 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 -- pt. 3. 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.
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.
Added Title	Mongul queens
ISBN	9780307407153
	0307407152