HIS 126 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ilkhanate

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Gender equality: clothing, trained in weapons and tools, both will be property holders, both can initiate separation and divorce, women will be portrayed as warriors and heroes. Kholutun (princess) story comes from marco polo"s time in debtor"s prison. Unmarried; refused to marry anyone that wasn"t her equal. Genghis khan (the great khan) + the mongol empire. Conquer china, persia, korea, most of the middle east (stop around egypt), russia. He would marry his daughters to rulers of the places he conquered; he would then take the son-in-laws off to war (most died) and his daughters would rule in the conquered areas. Uniquely trusted his daughters; his sons were raised by his mother. The home was considered women"s space and men had to request permission to enter that space. Ended with the black plague (1/2 - 2/3 of the population died) Khan has 16 million direct descendants alive today.

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