The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire | 
so-soDon‘t start a book by stating there‘s almost no documentation on the mongol queens & then write a narrative history! There are no in-text citations and it really drags in some places. Genghis Khan left huge parts of his empire to his daughters, who were systematically butchered & tortured by their brothers. The brothers lose everything. It takes another woman to try to piece it back together after decades of corruption and cruelty. 2/5 stars
pickApparently Genghis Khan‘s sons were doofuses and he had a progressive view of men and women, so he installed his daughters as rulers of pieces of his empire as he went on to conquer more. After his death, efforts were made to systematically erase the impact of his daughters. (Of course.) I found the first half of this book really interesting and the rest dragged a bit, but I definitely learned from it.
#ReadingAsia2021 #Mongolia
pickI loved Jack Weatherford‘s Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World, & I now love this book, too. I thought this would be a rehash of that book, but no. He tells a mesmerizing story of Genghis‘s daughters‘ successful rule across Asia, then the deterioration of the empire across centuries, & how Queen Manduhai recovered its glory. The author loves his subject & makes it fascinating reading. I‘m happily on a 5-star streak! #readingasia2021 ⬇️
In researching this book, the author kept encountering censored texts—trying to remove evidence of the women queens and leaders. This quote from the epilogue is inspiring.
In the epilogue, the author ties his history of the Mongol queens to what was happening in the west. I really appreciate when authors do this, putting everything into context
As Genghis Khan taught, “The good of anything is in finishing it.”
Advice: take an ebook with you to get your vaccination! I got my first shot and I‘m reading the tagged book. Bonus points!
I thought I‘d figured out how to pronounce this Mongolian name and then realized the inconsistency in spelling. Pick one I guess!
In the learn something new everyday category, I just learned that the Mongolian queen‘s headdress, the boqta, inspired the European headdress, called the hennin. #readingasia2021 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
The artwork is lovely (see my previous post), and the chapter titles can cause a snicker, like “Raising a Husband.” That‘s what happens when a queen marries a 6-year-old and calls him khan. #readingasia2021 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
Still slowly making my way through this book...I love the artwork of the Mongol women between book sections. #readingasia2021
Ewww. I thought about quoting this sentence using emojis, but thought better of it...
Excellent book, second I‘ve read by this author about Genghis Khan. Loved it too.
I‘ve never heard of this but if it worked it may have been a prevalent practice in the ancient past. Could this be one of the bases of the stories of vampirism? #readingasia2021 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
I find these “inheritances” fascinating!! #readingasia2021 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB
I‘ve decided to try this one for #readingasia2021. I loved Weatherford‘s book Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (so good), so hopefully this‘ll be a good one too.
Only 18 days late! Finally finished #passportlitsy ! 45 countries, and lots of inspiring, thought-provoking, and memorable books I never would have found if I wasn‘t doing this challenge
The censors who sliced the pages did not destroy the history; they only hampered our ability to see it. #passportlitsy #Mongolia
pickI never questioned what happened to his empire after Genghis Khan died and that turns out to have been a mistake. This is a fascinating history covering how he conquered and kept control and the generation after. The women of this empire were amazing!
Lovers of history and especially women's history should check this out! #herstory
Thanks so much @Djspens for all the lovely gifts! I can‘t wait to read this exciting book and my new mug makes my Akita mom pride shine! Sorry it took so long to post, but every time I uploaded a photo but it crashed the app 😞 thanks so much @BookaholicNatty for organizing!
so-soThis book was only meh to me. Fascinating women, dry and sometimes convoluted writing. So, I'm making up for it with cats times two! #catsoflitsy
Within finishing range this week. Interesting info, dry writing, unfortunately. But if I finish this and my other book, I'm diving into a long read this weekend! I'm thinking Gone With the Wind.
I've got some nonfiction to get through.....
Xmas is progressing as desired
pick"In creating her own destiny, she also chose the destiny of her nation." The Mongol Queens ruled the Silk Route as warriors while supporting religious freedoms, education and women within their empire. There were so many players that I often lost track, but overall I learned a lot about this interesting section of history.
Genghis Khan: warrior, conquerer, eventually gives power to rule his empire to women. I missed that history lesson!
Oooooh this looks so interesting and it's only $1.99. I know I'm more of a physical book kind of gal, but these Kindle deals are opening my literary world.
