Khutulun – Great Female Warrior Of The Mongol Empire And Cousin Of Kublai Khan
AncientPages.com | July 25, 2018
David Tee - AncientPages.com - Although she lived for only 46 years, she made a great impression on her fellow citizens and relatives. Khutulun was the only daughter and youngest child in a family with 15 children. Her sibling rivalries growing up helped fashion her into the person she became.
Because her father, Kaidu ruler of the Changatai Khanate, favored the old Mongol ways, Khutulun grew up in a nomadic lifestyle. This lifestyle gave her specialized training in wrestling, horseback riding, and as a warrior.
It is said that when her father feuded with her uncle, Kublai Khan, she rode by his side throughout the campaigns.
Khutulun – Great Female Warrior Of The Mongol Empire And Cousin Of Kublai Khan
