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Women also believe that they have little legitimacy when discussing political affairs with men. [5] In the most traditional sense, in nomadic society, women were not allowed to partake in the formal political sphere as their decisions were limited to the household. [5] The subordination from a man to a woman in Mongolia came to an end in 1921.
The cover of The Secret History of the Mongol Great Khatuns in Mongolian 2009. Following Ögedei's death, khatuns (queens) briefly ruled the Mongol Empire. Most of these women were not Genghis Khan's daughters, but his daughters- or granddaughters-in-law. Their ability to control the empire made them the most powerful women during this period.
François Pétis de la Croix's 1710 book of Asian tales and fables contains a story in which Khutulun is called Turandot, a Persian word (Turandokht توراندخت) meaning "Central Asian Daughter", and is the nineteen-year-old daughter of Altoun Khan, the Mongol emperor of China. In Pétis de La Croix's story, however, she does not wrestle ...
Compared to other civilizations, Mongolian women had the power to influence society and enjoyed much more freedom in general. [61] Even though men were dominant in society, many turned to women in their lives for advice. While developing organizations within the Mongol Empire, Genghis Khan asked for assistance from his mother.
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Mongolian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Mongolian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Women and the Making of the Mongol Empire. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-42489-9. De Nicola, Bruno (9 June 2016). "Chapter 4: The Economic Role of Mongol Women: Continuity and Transformation from Mongolia to Iran". In De Nicola, Bruno; Melville, Charles (eds.). The Mongols' Middle East: Continuity and Transformation in Ilkhanid Iran.
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The book first revealed the Mongol world to Catholic Christendom. He provided four lists: of nations conquered by the Mongols, nations that had (as of 1245–1247) successfully resisted the Mongol princes, and witnesses to his narrative, including various Kiev merchants.