Sorghaghtani Beki was the mother of four of the great figures in Mongol history, especially Möngke Khan, Kublai Khan, and Hulagu Khan. A Nestorian Christian and a daughter-in-law of Chinggis Khan, she was mother of his grown grandsons, and known as a ruthless, brilliant politician who pushed her children and their interests into rule of the Mongol Empire.
