Mongol Women Rulers Toregene and Oghul Qaimish

Most people know Sorghaghtani Beki, but two other Mongol women ruled the entire empire as regents: Töregene Khatun and her daughter-in-law Oghul Qaimish. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how these khans' widows seized power, manipulated factions, and held the Mongol Empire together—and nearly tore it apart—between 1241 and 1251. We trace Töregene's rise from Merkit captive to de facto ruler of the world's largest land empire, her alliance with the Muslim merchant Abd al-Rahman, and her bitter feud with Chagatai. Then Oghul Qaimish's doomed regency, her struggles with Kublai and Möngke's ambitious mother Sorghaghtani, and her eventual execution by Möngke. Drawing on the Secret History of the Mongols, Juvayni, and Rashid al-Din, we see how women shaped the imperial succession—and how their stories were nearly erased. #TöregeneKhatun #OghulQaimish #MongolWomen #MongolEmpire #Regency #SorghaghtaniBeki #ÖgedeiKhan #GüyükKhan #MöngkeKhan #AbdAlRahman #Chagatai #Juvayni #RashidAlDin #SecretHistory #Karakorum #EmpressDowager #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo