"If I were to see among the race of women another woman like this, I should say that the race of..."

By: vivian on terça-feira, agosto 08, 2017

“If I were to see among the race of women another woman like this, I should say that the race of women was far superior to men.”

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Bar Hebraeus, on his opinion of Sorkhokhtani, matriarch of the Mongol family of the lineage of Tolui. Sorkhokhtani married Ghenghis Khan’s youngest son. 

Based on a combination of good upbringing and her shrewd political acumen, all four of her sons were proclaimed Khan of Khans. You might recognize some of their names: Möngke Khan, Hulagu Khan, Ariq Böke, and Kublai Khan.

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