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Aug 25, 2020 · Sorghaghtani Beki, Genghis Khan's daughter-in-law, was a powerful ruler. / Rashid al-Din, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain. Keep Watching. Read More. NOW PLAYING. As a girl, Alaqai Beki...
Discover the incredible story of Sorghaghtani Beki, the granddaughter of Genghis Khan, a fierce Mongol warrior and strategist who led armies and ruled empire...
Oct 30, 2019 · Sorghaghtani Beki (aka Sorqoqtani, d. 1252 CE) was a Kerait princess who came to prominence as the widow of Tolui (c. 1190 - c. 1232 CE) and sister of Begtutmish Fujin, widow of Jochi, a son of Genghis Khan.
Sorghaghtani Beki or Bekhi, also written Sorkaktani, Sorkhokhtani, Sorkhogtani, Siyurkuktiti, posthumous name Empress Xianyi Zhuangsheng, was a Keraite princess and daughter-in-law of Genghis Khan. Married to Tolui, Genghis' youngest son, Sorghaghtani Beki became one of the most powerful and competent people in the Mongol Empire.
First is explored the reign of Ögetei Khan’s wife, Töregene Khatun (r. 1241–6), first empress regent of the Mongols. Second, the role of Sorghaghtani Beki (d. 1251/2), wife of Tolui and arguably the power behind the throne, is considered vis-à-vis the reign of the second Mongol regent Oghul Qaimish (r. 1248–50).
Sorghaghtani Beki, the wife and then widow of Chinggis Khan’s youngest son Tolui, appears in many contemporary written sources about the Mongol Empire, and is always viewed positively. Here the two court historians and officials ‘Ata-Malik Juvaini and Rashid al-Din describe how Chinggis Khan’s immediate successor Ogedei relied on her ...
Jun 1, 2021 · Abstract. Zhang argues that Sorghaghtani Beki, the principal wife Chinggis Khan’s son, Tolui, was an integral part of the Mongol Empire and had a heavy hand in shaping subsequent governmental structure and succession. Though often ignored due to her sex, her agency is evidenced in multiple 13th century histories and record books.
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