this post was submitted on 20 Oct 2024
75 points (100.0% liked)

A sub for Historymemes

1299 readers
435 users here now

A place to share history memes!

Rules:

  1. No sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, assorted bigotry, etc.

  2. No fascism, atrocity denial, etc.

  3. Tag NSFW pics as NSFW.

  4. Follow all Lemmy.world rules.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
top 3 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Explanation: Exactly what it sounds like. Khutulun, a descendant of Genghis Khan (the great-granddaughter of his heir, Ogedei Khan), was famed for her beauty and her athletic prowess. She swore not to marry any man unless he could defeat her in a wrestling match. No man ever did (though I believe she eventually married). Any man who challenged her and lost would forfeit 100 horses to her. She earned a herd of some 10,000 horses this way - a considerable amount of wealth even for a Mongol princess!

She was also a skilled warrior, and favored by her father to become the next Khan, but he was eventually dissuaded from this by political maneuvering. Khutulun herself would become a prominent military commander under one of her brothers, who became Khan instead.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is that what that woman from TW3 on Faroe was based on?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

Might be! The writers of The Witcher 3 definitely drew heavily from history.