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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.
Genepil [a] (1905 – May 1938) was the last queen consort of Mongolia, married to Bogd Khan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] She was queen consort for less than a year in 1924. [ 3 ] Genepil was executed in May 1938 as part of the Stalinist repressions in Mongolia .
In historical chronicles, Khutulun was described as a strong warrior princess who participated in the Mongol military campaigns in Central Asia. She was trained in shooting, wrestling and riding since her childhood. Later, when she grew up, she became such a skilled wrestler that defeated elite male warriors in traditional wrestling competitions.
Sorghaghtani was the daughter of Jakha Gambhu, the younger brother of the powerful Keraite leader Toghrul, also known as Ong Khan.According to the Secret History of the Mongols, around 1203, when Toghrul was a more powerful leader than Temüjin, Temüjin proposed to Toghrul that Temüjin's eldest son Jochi might marry Toghrul's daughter or granddaughter, thus binding the two groups.
Mandukhai died by 1510. According to the most credible sources, Mandukhai died of natural causes, although there are legends that say she was killed by a Ming double agent or by one of her husband's concubines. The film Queen Mandukhai the Wise suggests that she was killed by the Mongol general Esmel (Ismail) who was a Ming spy. Esmel betrayed ...
Written for the Mongol royal family some time after the death of Genghis Khan in 1227, it recounts his life and conquests, and partially the reign of his successor Ögedei Khan. The author is unknown and wrote in the Middle Mongol language using Mongolian script.
During the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire she was enslaved and brought via the slave trade in the Mongol Empire to the Mongol capital Kharakorum. [4] [5] At an unknown date she was either given as a slave or otherwise came in contact with Töregene Khatun, who was the daughter-in-law of Genghis Khan through her marriage to Ögedei Khan.
The second Khan of the Mongol Empire. Töregene Khatun: 1242 - 1246 Regent of the Mongol Empire until the election of her son, Güyük Khan. Güyük Khan: August 24, 1246 - April 20, 1248 The third Khan of the Mongol Empire. Oghul Qaimish: 1248 - 1251 Regent of the Mongol Empire until her death in 1251. Möngke Khan: July 1, 1251 - August 11, 1259