Image Courtesy of Malevus 1180: Hoelun Mother of Genghis Khan Born: c.1142, Mongolian Empire (Present-day Mongolia) Died: c. 1221, Mongolian Empire (Present-day Mongolia) Besides being known as the mother of one of history’s greatest warlords, Hoelun is also celebrated today for being a bada** single mom. She raised seven kids under the age of ten…
1100: Mandukhai Khatun Empress of the Northern Yuan Dynasty (Also Known as Post-Imperial Mongolia) Born: c.1449, Present-day Mongolia Died: c.1510, Present-day Mongolia Mandukhai was born into an aristocratic family and married the Emperor (or Khan) when she was eighteen years old, giving birth to a daughter. Mandukhai took precedence over the emperor’s first wife who…
1078: Töregene Khatun Ruled the Mongol Empire from 1241 to 1246 AD Born: c.1185 AD, Merkit Region of the Mongol Empire (Present-day parts of Mongolia and Russia) Died: c.1265 AD, Mongol Empire Töregene was the daughter-in-law of Genghis Khan (through a forced marriage). Her new Mongol husband was actually her second. Her first husband was…
These are the entries born in present-day Mongolia or the Mongolian Empire. Entries: Hoelun, Mother of Genghis Khan Khutulun, Mongol Warrior Mandukhai, Khatun of the Northern Yuan Dynasty Toregene, Yeke Khatun of the Mongolian Empire
790: Khutulun Wrestler and Great-great-granddaughter of Genghis Khan Born: c.1260, Mongol Empire (Present-day Much of Central Asia)* Died: 1306, Mongol Empire (Present-day Much of Central Asia) Also Known As: Aigiarne, Aiyurug, or Khotol Tsagaan Khutulun’s father and uncle started a thirty-year civil war over control of how the Mongol Empire should be run. Her father…