Women and the making of the Mongol Empire / Anne F. Broadbridge, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

"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 M...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
Main Author: Broadbridge, Anne F. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Series:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
Subjects:
Genghis Khan, > 1162-1227 > Family.
Genghis Khan, > 1162-1227.
Queens > Mongolia > History.
Daughters > Mongolia > History.
Women > Mongolia > History > To 1500.
Inheritance and succession > Mongolia > History.
Mongolia > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Mongolia > History > To 1500.
Mongols > History > To 1500.
Mongols > Biography.
Mongolia > Biography.
HISTORY / Middle East / General.
Daughters.
Families.
Inheritance and succession.
Kings and rulers.
Mongols.
Queens.
Women.
Mongolia.
To 1500
History.
Genre:
Biography.
History.
Physical Description:xxii, 341 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Women in steppe society
  • Ho'elun and Borte
  • Conquered women
  • Women and the guard, the army and succession
  • Sons-in-law, daughters and conquests
  • Toregene
  • Oghul-Qaimish and Sorqoqtani
  • Consort houses in the successor Khanates
  • Consort houses in the Ilkhanate.