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The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
- How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the greatest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section from The Secret History of the Mongols, leaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan: “Let us reward our female offspring.”
Only this hint of a father’s legacy for his daughters remained of a much larger story. The queens of the Silk Route turned their father’s conquests into the world’s first truly international empire, fostering trade, education, and religion throughout their territories and creating an economic system that stretched from the Pacific to the Mediterranean. Outlandish stories of these powerful queens trickled out of the empire, shocking the citizens of Europe and the Islamic world.
At the conclusion of his magnificently researched and groundbreaking narrative, Jack Weatherford notes that the deeds of these Mongol queens inspired great artists from Chaucer and Milton to Goethe and Puccini, and so their stories live on today.
With The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, Weatherford restores the queens’ missing chapter to the annals of history.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-12-31
Fantastic!!
This book is such an eye opener into a complex, unique, and interesting culture. I would absolutely recommend for anyone who wants to hear the other side of the Genghis Khan story, the parts where European history doesn't go or understand. This book is brilliant.
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- Z
- 2020-05-05
Wow, neat book.
Fascinating and fun. Robertson Dean's chocolatey tones are great to relax to. Weatherford's scholarship is rigorous, yet the narrative still flows nicely.
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- Colibri
- 2023-09-30
Well narrated glimpse of fascinating topic
I previously knew very little about the Mongolian Empire, but this book gave a really interesting look into the lives of these women, and the role of women in this society more broadly.
A big shout out to the great narration, which was both pleasant and engaging.
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