Uncovering the Lost Legacy of the Mongol Queens: A Book by Jack Weatherford

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United States on Jan 17, 2024

Mon: Delivered in perfect condition.

Australia on Aug 25, 2023

Left Coast Guy: Well researched and well crafted history of women whose pride in their heritage helped mold Mongolian history to what we now know today. Their contributions and perseverance are amazing, especially given what most of us would consider to be a humble and not-well-educated, from today’s standards, background. Loved the author’s history of Genghis Khan, and this book continues the incredible story.

United States on Jul 12, 2023

Ivanhoe: Es un buen libro para conocer nuevos datos históricos hola acerca de la cultura mongola. Sin embargo a veces da muchas vueltas y te puedes perder dentro de la informacion v. Se me hizo muy complicado ubicarme en el espacio geográfico de muchos capitulos pero en general muy completo.

Es un gran libro en relacion a su costo.

Mexico on Apr 29, 2023

JACQUELINE: ce livre merveilleusement rédigé avec beaucoup de sensibilité est un véritable joyau dans une bibliothèque.
L'histoire de ces princesses devenues reines ne peut qu'impressionner le lecteur...

France on Sep 03, 2022

Rudransh: Good book, shows a different side of the Mongolian empire. Mongolia's folk stories also mentioned.

India on Jun 25, 2020

dragonworks: This book is certainly a change of pace; as well as being a whole new education on the Mongols. Focused on Mongol women, specifically noblewomen, it sheds bright light on the actual lives and achievement of these women as mothers, wives and queens. I was impressed and enamoured with these stories and actually learned a considerable amount more about these wonderful people.

Canada on Mar 11, 2020

Avalon: I had to write my final paper for my World Civilization to 1500 class on this book. I thought this book was boring, even with the crazy stories mixed in. Admittedly, this particular era & place are not ones I was interested in before, but I don't know that this book helped me any.
Weatherford writes about Genghis Khan with such an awe that was unsettling. At times, he justifies some of the Khan's gruesome & disgusting actions.
Additionally, he stated some events as fact, when they are only assumptions. Some of his references were enemies or allies of the khans, which means that some of what they wrote was possibly biased or exaggerated.

United States on Sep 27, 2016

IrisRose: Ordinarily, I would put a reaction to another reviewer in a comment after his/her post. But I think that the point I am making is important enough to have its own post. The information I am putting here was taken from Weatherford's Acknowledgments at the end of the book. When younger, I usually ignored introductions, forewords, prefaces, and acknowledgements. It is a severe mistake to do so. Surprisingly important information is often contained within these sections of the book.
I have to say that my first reaction to the pen and brush drawings was delight. I was impressed with the apparent simplicity, the grace, and the essence and skill of the drawings--so much so, that I have thought about taking them from the book and putting them in simple frames to hang side by side. I have never felt this way before about an illustration.
Afer reading the acknowledgments, I am even more impressed! They are 'name-drawings!' That is, the brushstrokes not only capture the essence of the queen, but her name is also included, coded, into the drawing. Now that is remarkable! And it makes the illustration even more important and impressive. The cover is, to me, appropriate, and well done....

United States on Oct 30, 2011

R. B. Nesin: If you are a layperson, like myself, just getting into the rich and amazing history of the Mongol people, this is an absolute MUST read. This is the side of Chinggis Khan you probably never see in other books.

The title is something of a misnomer. All that's left of the secret history of the Mongol queens is one line: "Let us reward our female offspring." What the author has done is an amazing and inspiring job of piecing together what would probably have been in the secret history had it survived. And, what an amazing story it is! It is the story of Hoelun and Borte, the mother and wife of the Great Khan, who advised, managed, and used their political influence to help him build the largest empire in human history. It's the story of Alaqai, Al-Altun and Chechiyegen, his daughters, who helped run, keep the peace and hold together the empire he built; at least until his sons decided to tear it apart, violating every law and social more of the Mongol people and Chenggis Khan in the process. And, even in this disintegrating mass, granddaughters and great granddaughters were assisting their husbands, clans, or themselves in an effort to reunite or reconquer their Mongol people,...

United States on Mar 23, 2011