List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Notes on transliteration; Introduction; 1. Women in steppe society; 2. Hö'elün and Börte; 3. Conquered women; 4. Women and the guard, the army and succession; 5. Sons-in-law, daughters and conquests; 6. Töregene; 7. Oghul-Qaimish and Sorqoqtani; 8. Consort houses in the successor Khanates; 9. Consort houses in the Ilkhanate; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
A wide-ranging study of the critical roles that women played in the history of the Mongol conquests and empire.
Anne F. Broadbridge is Associate Professor of the Department of History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is a member of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) and Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS). At the University of Massachusetts, she won the Outstanding Teacher Award, has been nominated three times for Distinguished Teaching Award, and has taught approximately 2,500 so far. Her previous book is entitled Kingship and Ideology in the Islamic and Mongol Worlds (Cambridge, 2008).
'Women and the Making of the Mongol Empire shall become one of the
main reference books not only for the history of Mongol women, but
of Mongol empire as a whole. Its analysis of the role of women,
especially during the formation and the decades of the united
Mongol Empire, is of special relevance for anyone interested in
this period. Anne F. Broadbridge has managed to succeed in the
always difficult task of combining a solid research with an
accessible language that will certainly make this read appealing to
scholars and students alike.' Bruno De Nicola, Goldsmiths College,
University of London
'A brilliant addition and timely corrective to the study of the
Mongol Empire. Professor Broadbridge has produced an exciting and
unique contribution to the scholarship of the Mongol Empire which
will forever change our understanding of the Mongol elite.' Timothy
May, University of North Georgia
'This book is far more than a gendered history of the Mongol
Empire. By exploring the highly complex place of women and marriage
in imperial politics, it helps to make sense of the alignments
within the imperial dynasty and the actions and policies of Mongol
khans and princes.' Peter Jackson, Keele University
'In this intelligent and original book, Anne F. Broadbridge has
carried the study of women in the Mongol Empire to a new level, and
has made an important contribution to our understanding of the
Mongol Empire as a whole. The analysis goes well beyond the lives
and activities of the most prominent Mongol women to show how
dynastic marriages shaped central military institutions and brought
manpower into the Mongol enterprise. In examining the family
strategies of both privileged and secondary wives, Broadbridge
sheds much new light on the difficult and disputed question of
tribes within Mongol society, and will be a valuable resource for
all future work. Finally, in her fascinating chapters on conquered
women, she investigates the emotional and social lives of a group
of women who have until now been largely overlooked, but
nonetheless played an important part in Mongol history. This work
thus offers important new insights on the formation of the Mongol
Empire and its successor states.' Beatrice Manz, Tufts University,
Massachusetts
'Broadbridge's richly detailed book makes a valuable contribution
to this debate by clarifying the roles played by Chinggisid women,
both before the Mongol conquest of China and after the
establishment of the Yuan dynasty.' Bret Hinsch, NAN NÜ
'… Broadbridge's book is impeccably researched. It is a welcome
addition to the field of Mongol Empire history. For many decades to
come, students will be turning to Women and the Making of the
Mongol Empire for a comprehensive and thoughtful account of why and
how women mattered to the Mongols and their empire.' Jinping Wang,
American Historical Review
'Broadbridge's book will be a bonanza of information for future
anthropologists, women's studies scholars, and sociologists.
Scholars in Mongolia, China, the Middle East, and Russia will find
her work engaging and invaluable. Hers is and will remain the best
pioneering work on the subject. Broadbridge, more than any other
scholar, has laid the groundwork for what will follow.' David
Curtis Wright, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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