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Borte. Behind every great man there is a great woman

A representative of the Konyrat, a Kazakh tribe, she was a guiding star, anchor and the most loyal friend of her powerful husband.

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Don’t people say that Eastern women shouldn’t intervene in the affairs of men? Let’s start with the fact that nowadays we consider "Eastern women" to be members of the Muslim Ummah. But in the 12th century Mongolian women and Genghis Khan’s contemporaries raised cattle, rode horses and shot arrows on equal footing with men. For example, Genghis Khan’s mother Oelun was known as "mergen" that means "good archer".

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Under the ancient norms of nomadic tribes, rulers had numerous wives and concubines. However, as a rule, the first one always had a special role. Borte was the first wife of Genghis Khan and the great military commander took her advice through all his life. That is a point of history. And they were Borte’s sons, Dzhuchi, Chagatai, Ogedei and Tului, who inherited the greatest empire in human his Börte: Empress of Mongolia & Genghis Khan’s Wife - Avid Archer XAXO