Jack Weatherford tells the gripping story, lost to history until now, of the female heirs of the Mongol Empire. He begins with the six daughters of Genghis Khan and traces their royal families through 250 years of upheaval as the empire tore itself apart, pitting brother against sister and son against mother. The refusal of these women to surrender created a sustained struggle between them and their male cousins in office in China, Russia, and Persia in a bloody drama that repeatedly crisscrossed the Eurasian continent. In this fascinating narrative from the bestselling author, a lost world and a remarkable family is brought to life. "A fascinating romp through the feminine side of the infamous Khan clan" (Booklist) by the author featured in Echoes of the Empire- Beyond Genghis Khan "Enticing . . . hard to put down."-Associated Press The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. The daughters of the Silk Route turned their father's conquests into the first truly international empire, fostering trade, education, and religion throughout their territories and creating an economic system that stretched from the Pacific to the Mediterranean. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section about the queens from the Secret History of the Mongols, and, with that one act, the dynasty of these royals had seemingly been extinguished forever, as even their names were erased from the historical record. With The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, a groundbreaking and magnificently researched narrative, Jack Weatherford restores the queens' missing chapter to the annals of history.