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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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"Uplifting, entertaining history.”—Kirkus Reviews
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- HikeAngel
- 20-11-24
fascinating History of the Mongol Queens !
Great research and awesome narration. Learnt about the forgotten Heros or in this case Heroine's of History!
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- Bani Bani
- 10-01-22
A sweeping epic book
Written very evocatively and narrated very sympathetically. my *only* grouse, specifically with the audiobook version, is that because the names are not only Mongolian, but also ancient, it's hard to pinpoint the spelling and look them up to research further. But, nonetheless, a superb book- the sense of atmosphere created by the writing about the kurultai and other ceremonies really brings the historical moment alive. Highly recommended!
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