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In the Mongol Empire, women had a number of rights. Married women could divorce their husbands and own their own property. Both widowed and divorced women could remarry and inherit property. Women would sometimes remarry a male relative of the husband in order to keep the connection and the property within the family. [citation needed]
Khutulun is thought to be the basis for the character of Turandot, who has been the subject of a number of Western works.While in Mongol culture she is remembered as a famous athlete and warrior, in Western artistic adaptations she is depicted as a proud woman who finally succumbs to love.
In 1924, Mongolian women were able to vote and potentially be elected as President. The Women's Federation was also founded which was funded by the state itself allowing more women to become more active participants in the political system. [5] Despite women's active participation in politics, there are few women at the top. [8]
Furthermore, Mongol women were riding horseback, they fought in battles, tended their herds and influenced their men on important decisions for the Mongolian Empire. Before a marriage could proceed, the bride's family was required to offer "a dowry of clothing or household ornaments" to the groom's mother.
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.
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.
The Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire and its subsequent divisions with the khanate of the Golden Horde in green, 13th century The sacking of Suzdal by Batu Khan Mongols in Hungary, 1285 depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle. The dismounted Mongols, with captured women, are on the left, and the Hungarians, with one saved woman, are on the right.
A group of Han Chinese during the Qing dynasty called "Mongol followers" immigrated to Inner Mongolia who worked as servants for Mongols and Mongol princes and married Mongol women. Their descendants continued to marry Mongol women and changed their ethnicity to Mongol as they assimilated into the Mongol people, an example of this were the ...