Books by Jack Weatherford
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire (2010)
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English
review 1: Genghis Khan was a really progressive leader. He trained his daughters how to run the homeland and appointed them queens of the territories he gained by their marriage. Their consorts became part of his army along with his sons. He wrote laws that provided equality for women a...
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English
review 1: [audiobook] Absolutely fascinating! I want to get a hardcopy of this so I can go back through and take notes. My favorite bits were those that revealed some of the personality and character of the historical figures (excerpts from historical documents) and the details about Mongo...