Tolui

The roles of Toregene and Sorkhokhtani and other women are important because they provide an inside view of how women battle for power, and how this continuation of violence among the Mongol elite would eventually contribute to the fall of the Mongol Empire. Toregene took control of the empire even when her husband was alive and sank deeper into his wine. She assumed the title of “yeke khatun “empress ”” and controlled the civilian administration of the empire. In her greed for power, she replaced her husband official with her own and empower another foreign women (Fatima). The desire for control over the Mongol Empire made women fought against men and other women as well. Toregene did everything she could to make sure her power and her family would continue to rule the Mongol Empire. When she encounter resistance, she punish those who opposite her, which is shows how women were the same as men when they relay ion violence as a way to express their power. For men violence was a symbol of their power, this concept would also be use by women who faced a greater challenge while they were in power due that they were women. Toregene just as her husband for more control over the land. As her husband had invaded his sister’s land and control the territory of the Oirat with the raped of the female members of the clan, Toregene would killed Al-Altun the most beloved daughter to Genghis Khan and take her lands . Genghis Khan’s daughter in law would not only face the opposition of male…

An extensive purge of the families to the house of Ögödei and Chaghadai took place. The position of power was now secured to the descendants of Tolui. In return for his support to Möngke, who became the successful candidate, Batu got the right of autonomous rule of his own clans in the Golden Horde. When Möngke finally had installed himself on the throne he began to plan for further expansions for the Mongolian Empire. His brother, Hülegü, was sent to the Middle East where he would “pacify” the…

brothers were placed on an equal level to the right of succession according to the Mongol succession process. Therefore, the only method that was feasible enough to eliminate the other candidate was that of tanistry. Normally, tanistry was a strong-armed tactic that was used by the Mongol people in order to eliminate other candidates from gaining control (Morgan, 2007, page 35). These methods of tanistry were normally so effective that the art of succession never changed or was replaced by…

after the death of Mongke and the succession of a new Khan. Each faction wished to have a Khan that represented his or her ideals, and thus tanistry elicited a civil war within the Mongol Empire. Therefore, the battle between Ariq Boke and his brother Khubulai demonstrates the ineffectiveness of tanistry as a succession process for the Mongol Empire, and the irresolvable conflicting interests between steppe and sown life. In order to understand how Ariq Boke was a viable candidate for Mongol…

frightening presences whose features were inflated and inaccurate. “Most accounts describe him as tall and strong with a flowing mane of hair and a long, bushy beard”. (Andrews 4-5). In the year 1176, around the age of 10, Khan “killed one of his half-brothers in a fight over hunting spoils” (Andrews 7). In that same year Khan got engaged to Borte, his soon to be wife. In the year “1177, Yesuei, Temujins father, was murdered by the Tatars” (Lange 90). A few years later, they married and…

history. In comparison to women of other cultures such as China and Persia, these women had more freedom. Christian, Muslim and Confucian commentators were uncomfortable with the idea of a woman in government (CITE?) Certainly, women endured hardship, but they faced this issue equally with men. The equality that woman shared with men, even in Mongol patriarchic society, shaped their ability to be involved in matters of the state. Though a woman could not become a great Khan, they effectively…

depictions of the Mongols by European cultures. This made me susceptible to misinformation, but also made for a more interesting read since I had no foreknowledge of Genghis Khan’s life story, and each sentence was new, presumably accurate, information to me. The book was an interesting read. It starts off like an action novel with the dramatic birth of Temüjin, who would later kill his half-brother Begter, escape from imprisonment by the Tayichiud, flee to Ong Khan and the Kereyid tribe, run…

Genghis wanted his family to be better off than the rest. “My descendants will wear gold, they will eat the choicest meats, they will ride the finest horses…” I believe that this is because he figures that family is much more loyal than just a regular off-the-street warrior, and although trust could be earned, it was very difficult to come by. Genghis Khan is said to have more than 16 million on the world today as his descendants, which probably means that he was very oriented around the fact…

According to the customs that his tribe possesses, he was buried close to his birthplace, which is also near the Onon River. It is also said to be near the Khentii Mountains, which are located in Northern Mongolia. The burial site was protected and hidden so well because the escort for his funeral killed anything in his path to prevent anyone from knowing where the leader’s body was laid. It is also stated in a legend that a river was even diverted intentionally over his burial site to prevent…

took this convoy as a conspiracy against them, so they killed and looted it. Shah never repaid Genghis for the caravan, so Genghis sent a second group of people to go and talk to Shah. When the group got there Shah had all but one beheaded. With Shah killing all of Genghis’ men (when he was trying to do things peacefully) caused Genghis to take more violent actions against Shah. Genghis was skilled at intelligence gathering and this was put to good use in defeating Khwarzemia. With careful…