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The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
Author: Jack Weatherford
The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest 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 ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307407153
ISBN-10: 0307407152
Publication Date: 2/16/2010
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Crown
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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The book on Genghis Kahn was riveting. This on less so. This is due in part to the information being very obscure, and physically cut out of the accounts of the time.

The middle is a hard slog. It finally picked up towards the end.


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