Women and the making of the Mongol Empire

The Resource Women and the making of the Mongol Empire

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Women and the making of the Mongol Empire

Statement of responsibility

Anne F. Broadbridge

Language

eng

Summary

"How did women contribute to the rise of the Mongol Empire while Mongol men were conquering Eurasia? This book positions women in their rightful place in the otherwise well-known story of Chinggis Khan (commonly known as Genghis Khan) and his conquests and empire. Examining the best known women of Mongol society, such as Chinggis Khan's mother, Ho'elun, and senior wife, Borte, as well as those who were less famous but equally influential, including his daughters and his conquered wives, we see the systematic and essential participation of women in empire, politics and war. Anne F. Broadbridge also proposes a new vision of Chinggis Khan's well-known atomized army by situating his daughters and their husbands at the heart of his army reforms, looks at women's key roles in Mongol politics and succession, and charts the ways the descendants of Chinggis Khan's daughters dominated the Khanates that emerged after the breakup of the Empire in the 1260s"--

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DLC

Dewey number

950/.209252

Illustrations

illustrations
maps

Index

index present

LC call number

DS22

LC item number

.B76 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization

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