Sorghaghtani Beki

Sorghaghtani Beki (died 1252) was the mother of four of the great figures in Mongol history, especially Möngke Khan, Kublai Khan, and Hulagu Khan. A Kerait and a Nestorian Christian. She was the eldest daughter-in-law of Genghis Khan and known as a ruthless, brilliant politician who pushed her children and their interests into rule of the Mongol Empire. BothMuslim and Christian historians speak highly of her: ?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 that of men?; ?Among the Tartars this lady is... more powerful than anyone else except the khan of the Golden Horde?; ?She was extremely intelligent and able and towered above all the women in the world.? Sorkaktani died in 1252, but she was given the title of ?empress? in 1310 in a ceremony that included a Nestorian mass.

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1252 - Möngke Khan - Kublai Khan - Hulagu Khan - Kerait - Nestorian Christian - Genghis Khan - Mongol Empire - Muslim - Christian - The khan of the Golden Horde

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