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Khutulun is the warrior daughter of Kaidu and niece by marriage of Kublai Khan and the great-great granddaughter of Genghis Khan. She is promised to any man who can best her in a wrestling match, a task no man has succeeded at. Khutulun was born about 1260. By 1280, her father Kaidu became the most powerful ruler of Central Asia, reigning in the realms from western Mongolia to Oxus, and from ...
Oct 19, 2018 · Born around 1260, Khutulun was an intimidating presence. According to The Travels of Marco Polo , the princess was "so well-made in all her limbs, and so tall and strongly built, that she might ...
Jul 25, 2018 · Khutulun Was A Fearless Warrior. It wasn’t just her athletic skills against men that brought her fame. Marco Polo described her as a very cool and courageous warrior. He wrote that Khutulun would often leave her father’s side, ride up to the enemy and grab one and then bring the enemy soldier back to her father.
Nov 21, 2022 · Khutulun – The Wrestling Princess. November 21, 2022. The family of Genghis Khan was fearsome. His sons and grandsons ruled large swaths of Asia, but his fearsome genes didn’t stop with just the men. Enter Khutulun. Her name meant “shining moon” or “moonlight”, but she was not all sweetness and light. Born about 1260 to Kaidu Khan ...
Jul 12, 2022 · Khutulun’s horse rears, desperate to join the fray. But Khutulun holds the mare back—not yet. Even before Khutulun was born in 1260, her father, Kaidu, hated Kublai Khan. In their eyes, Kublai ...
Aug 23, 2022 · Hardcover – Picture Book, August 23, 2022. An empowering and informative picture book biography about Khutulun, the great-great granddaughter of Genghis Khan, and how she defied the expectations of her time to become commander of the Khan’s army. Just like the fourteen brothers that came before her, Khutulun, princess of her tribe, learned ...
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