Reddit reviews The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire

Agreed. Check out https://www.amazon.com/Secret-History-Mongol-Queens-Daughters/dp/0307407160 for more information about the subject. The men of the Mongols were the conquerors, while the women where the empire builder s

That's actually super interesting. I knew Sparta was more gender equal and that at least some of that was due to the whole warrior culture thing, but it's a really interesting topic.

Come to think of it, most of the other pre-20th century cultures that were fairly egalitarian were also warrior cultures or nomads. The Huns and Vikings are both pretty good examples - and there's a very fascinating book on the Mongol Queens that is available here.

So if you are unwilling to accept Marco Polo's eyewitness testimony, what would be a "verifiable source" to you?

I assume none of these qualify.

http://www.salon.com/2014/01/20/7_of_the_most_amazing_women_youve_never_heard_of_partner/

http://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/khutulun/

http://deadliestfiction.wikia.com/wiki/Khutulun

http://medievalpoc.tumblr.com/post/70535980643/khutulun-the-wrestler-princess

http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2014/10/badass-ladies-of-chinese-history-khutulun/

http://www.mythofhistory.com/Khutulun.htm

http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/roundtable/the-wrestler-princess.php

http://www.amazon.com/The-Secret-History-Mongol-Queens/dp/0307407160

All these people must just be making this up, right?

>That is, clans that descend from older brothers have more power than clans descended from younger brothers. There is one ruling clan who dominates all other clans. Usually inequalities between men and women are much higher (think like Ghenghis Khan like). The ruler or chief has great control over all other men and women in the chiefdom.

The sources that I know of differ in their depiction of Genghis Khan's society. There is a book by Jack Weather ford that says that the women of the Khan household where the ones who were in charge of Genghis's empire: https://www.amazon.com/Secret-History-Mongol-Queens-Daughters/dp/0307407160/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Mongol+queens&qid=1568957642&sr=8-1