Synopsis
In the harem of the Khan, wisdom is beauty. The time: the thirteenth century. The place: Yeke Mongol Ulus, the greatest empire the world has ever known. The woman: Fatima, hailing from Persia, where medical technique and scientific knowledge have been perfected beyond all precedent. Fatima's desire for a stage where she can put her knowledge to work has brought her to the palace of the Mongols, where she falls under the wing of Töregene, the sixth wife of Ögedei, the second Great Khan—a mighty woman with complicated feelings about the direction of the empire. These two women are the axel upon which the politics of the palace, and soon the very world, will turn...
(Source: Yen Press)
(Source: Yen Press)
Main Characters
Sitara
Main
Muhammad
Supporting
Töregene
Supporting
Shira
Supporting
Ögedei
Supporting
Tolui
Supporting
Beki, Sorghaghtani
Supporting
Boraqchin
Supporting
Kyrgyzstani
Supporting
Uncle
Supporting