THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE MONGOL QUEENS

A fascinating romp through the feminine side of the infamous Khan clan ( Enticing . . . hard to put down.--Associated Press The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. The daughters of the Silk Route turned their fathers conquests into the first truly international empire, fostering trade, education, and religion throughout their territories and creating an economic system that stretched from the Pacific to the Mediterranean.

Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section about the queens from the