Börte, Genghis Khan’s Beloved Empress

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Genghis Khan is famous for launching the conquest of the largest contiguous empire the world has ever seen. And for fathering enough children that today nearly every person of Asian decent carries his DNA. But he might not have done any of it if not for the love he bore one incredible woman, his Empress, Borte. The couple started their story as a great romance. As it evolved into a saga of war, conquest, and politics, Borte was by her husband’s side, ruling in his stead and influencing trade and diplomacy across the Empire. She doesn’t even seem to have minded his many other, lesser wives, who we will also meet today. Let’s get to know the great Mongol Empress, Borte.

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Sources:
Favereau, Marie. The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World. Harvard University Press, 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B6rte
Illustrations from: https://avid-archer.com/borte-empress...

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