D: Analysis
Being the strongest empires in the world resulted in the excessive power of Mongol women compared to the women of other nations who had limited rights and resources available to each social classes. The impression and admiration of Europeans of how much freedom the Mongol women had are often documented in the journeys, including The Travels of Marco Polo. He describes how he was impressed by women being able to trade, independent in marriage, and women performing jobs of men in Europe. Women could also be compared to the life of Chinese women who were convinced to stay submissive to husbands and stay inside avoiding the social interaction with other people that could cause conflicts that women could not win alone. However, Mongol …show more content…
Average women in the Mongol empires were physically and mentally strong with the “mindsets of being always ready to fight” and abilities to fight well in the battle (Carpini 1253-55). They were also independent from the males, and an ideal quality of true, strong Mongol women is described as Khutulun, who rejected father’s offer of marriage and protected the Mongol from Chinese cultures. This strong position of women in the society at that time period shows how women were able to involve in the politics and still does not get disapproval of male, which was normal at that time in Europe and other …show more content…
Many female rulers were as influential as and sometimes more successful than the male emperors. Toregene Khatun was a regent who revealed the effectiveness of matriarchy and strengthened women’s power by “crushing her resistance with diplomatic and political skills” (Nicola 2017). Sorghaghtani also took a big step for Mongol empires’ advancement by changing the Khanates’ bloodlines and placing her four sons to all Mongol empires (Weatherford 2004). Bar Hebraeus, a famous Syriac Orthodox misogynist, stated that “if I were to see among the race of women another woman like this, I should say that the race of women was far superior to men.” Some wives of the Khanates had a huge influence to their husbands’ rulings even if they were not emperors. Chabi was Kublai Khan’s wife and best advisor with her awareness to protect the territory from the neighboring countries and her insightful religious and cultural views of both China and Mongol, which provided a smooth transition of China to Mongol through reconciliation and adaptation of certain Chinese cultures (Rossabi 2009). The female rulers had an excessive power and influences to the Mongol empires, which completely changed the government and political systems.
Their empires also being the strongest nation led the women to have
Being the strongest empires in the world resulted in the excessive power of Mongol women compared to the women of other nations who had limited rights and resources available to each social classes. The impression and admiration of Europeans of how much freedom the Mongol women had are often documented in the journeys, including The Travels of Marco Polo. He describes how he was impressed by women being able to trade, independent in marriage, and women performing jobs of men in Europe. Women could also be compared to the life of Chinese women who were convinced to stay submissive to husbands and stay inside avoiding the social interaction with other people that could cause conflicts that women could not win alone. However, Mongol …show more content…
Average women in the Mongol empires were physically and mentally strong with the “mindsets of being always ready to fight” and abilities to fight well in the battle (Carpini 1253-55). They were also independent from the males, and an ideal quality of true, strong Mongol women is described as Khutulun, who rejected father’s offer of marriage and protected the Mongol from Chinese cultures. This strong position of women in the society at that time period shows how women were able to involve in the politics and still does not get disapproval of male, which was normal at that time in Europe and other …show more content…
Many female rulers were as influential as and sometimes more successful than the male emperors. Toregene Khatun was a regent who revealed the effectiveness of matriarchy and strengthened women’s power by “crushing her resistance with diplomatic and political skills” (Nicola 2017). Sorghaghtani also took a big step for Mongol empires’ advancement by changing the Khanates’ bloodlines and placing her four sons to all Mongol empires (Weatherford 2004). Bar Hebraeus, a famous Syriac Orthodox misogynist, stated that “if I were to see among the race of women another woman like this, I should say that the race of women was far superior to men.” Some wives of the Khanates had a huge influence to their husbands’ rulings even if they were not emperors. Chabi was Kublai Khan’s wife and best advisor with her awareness to protect the territory from the neighboring countries and her insightful religious and cultural views of both China and Mongol, which provided a smooth transition of China to Mongol through reconciliation and adaptation of certain Chinese cultures (Rossabi 2009). The female rulers had an excessive power and influences to the Mongol empires, which completely changed the government and political systems.
Their empires also being the strongest nation led the women to have