Women in Mongol Iran: The Khatuns, 1206-1335

by Bruno De Nicola

Book Overview

This book shows the development of women's status in the Mongol Empire from its original homeland in Mongolia up to the end of the Ilkhanate of Iran in 1335. Taking a thematic approach, the chapters show a coherent progression of this development and contextualise the evolution of the role of women in medieval Mongol society. The arrangement serves as a starting point from where to draw comparison with the status of Mongol women in the later period...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474437354
• ISBN13: 9781474437356
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"