The secret history of the Mongol queens how the daughters of Genghis Khan rescued his empire

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...

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1. Verfasser: Weatherford, Jack McIver (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Crown Publ. c 2010
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a nation that shaped the world
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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XVII, 317 S.
Ill., Kt
25 cm
ISBN:0307407152
0-307-40715-2
9780307407153
978-0-307-40715-3