Yuan Dynasty Mongol Empress: 元朝蒙古皇后 ᠬᠠᠲᠤᠨ (ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ)
Yuan Dynasty Mongol Empress Chabi with the distinctive tall Bogtag Malgai (Богтаг малгайг) crown~ called 罟罟冠 Gǔgǔ Hat in Chinese. It is also known as boqta, boghta, botta, boghtagh or boqtaq. The gugu hat was one of the hallmark headdress of Mongol women in the 13th and 14th century. She wears a crimson silk 大袖袍 Dà xiù páo, or "Great Sleeve Gown." Mongolian women retained a great degree of freedom in the Mongol Empire and the Yuan dynasty, and they often accompanied their husbands in hunts and were relied on for their advices in political matters.
Empress Chabi: wise, benevolent, and graceful, Chabi was both astute in sizing up Kublai's enemies as well as spearheading the Yuan effort to ingratiating itself to its newly conquered Song Chinese subjects. Like Ghengis' wife Börte, Chabi offered decisive advices to Kublai in matters both foreign and domestic. With her aid, Kublai was able to repel some of his most dangerous challengers- In 1259 she personally warned Kublai that his younger brother Ariq Böke was gathering strength against him. Her efforts aided in subjugating the frontiers of the empire, and amalgamate Han populace of southern China into Yuan strength. She died in 1281, her grandson Temür became king and was crowned as the "Holy and Radiant Queen" (昭睿顺圣皇后-Rao Rui Sheng Huanghu). Her portrait was placed in the shrine of Kublai Khan in the temple of ancestors.
Bogtag Malgai- Gugu Hat
Empress Budashiri of Yuan and Khatun of the Mongols (woman on left.) wife of Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür. Mongolian women retained a great degree of freedom in the Mongol Empire and the Yuan dynasty, and they often accompanied their husbands in hunts and were relied on for their advices in political matters. Empress Budashiri herself served as the Regent of the empire after the death of her husband.
Vajrabhairava Mandala- created during the Yuan dynasty. Note the previous depiction of Empress Budashiri on the bottom right corner.
Bogtag Malgai (Богтаг малгайг) crown~ also known as boqta, boghta, botta, boghtagh or boqtaq or gugu hat. The gugu hat was one of the hallmark headdress of Mongol women in the 13th and 14th century. In traditional steppe culture, tall hats symbolizing great status had existed as far back as Scythian and Saka times. The Gugu hat was made with wires made of iron and with bamboo strips; they were shaped in the form of a large flask.
It had the shape of long cylindrical shaft which became more spread out at the top. It could be as tall as one foot high. It could be covered with silk or felt fabric. It could be made of red silk or brocade, blue-green brocade, black felt. It could also be decorated with precious stones, such as pearls, gold filigrees, large pieces of jewelries in the middle of the hat, and small tuft of quills such as peacock feathers.
Yuan Mongol noblewomen often redraw their eyebrows into very narrow lines and often prefer very little make up on the rest of their faces
After Chabi's death in 1281, Kublai married Chabi's young cousin, Nambui, presumably in accordance with Chabi's wish. Kublai then overindulged in alcohol and the traditional meat-rich Mongol diet, which may have contributed to his gout. Later the Greak Khan sank into depression due to the loss of his crown prince Jingim, his poor health and advancing age.
Art by Jack Huang
Young Kublai: In terms of Mongol cultural identity, the creation of the distinctive Mongol hat with a wide brim has been traditionally attributed to Empress Chabi. According to tradition Kublai Khan was delighted with the hat invented by Empress Chabi that he decreed for this type of hat to be popularized.
Art by Ts.Battur
Interior framework of a Bogtag Malgai (Богтаг малгайг,) it had the shape of long cylindrical shaft which became more spread out at the top. It could be as tall as one foot high. It could be covered with silk or felt fabric.
Part of the divided greater Mongol Empire and covering over 11,000,000 km2 (or 4,200,000 sq mi,) territorially, the Yuan dynasty was one of the largest Chinese dynasties, second only to the Qing. To legitimize his rule Kublai claimed both the mantle of a Chinese Emperor as well as the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. An ethnically diverse dynasty, Kublai and his descendants employed many talented Central Asians, Nepalese, Uighurs, and Northern Han in the administration of the immense empire.
YUAN EMPRESSES/ KHATUNS
CENTRAL ASIA- ILKHANATE
Women wearing bogtag, Illustration of Rashid-ad-Din's Gami' at-tawarih, 1st quarter of 14th century AD. Variations below, including rendered in Persian miniaturist style.
BONUS: WIDOWS
William of Rubruck mentioned that Mongol widows would display their bereaved status by shaving the top of their head.
Art by Ts.Battur
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I mean these guys obviously missed Funny Moustache Man (of all people)'s rant about exactly this issue:
”Why do we call the whole world's attention to the fact that we have no past? It's bad enough that the Romans were erecting great buildings when our forefathers were still living in mud huts; now Himmler is starting to dig up these villages of mud huts and enthusing over every potsherd and stone ax he finds. All we prove by that is that we were still throwing stone hatchets and crouching around open fires when Greece and Rome had already reached the highest stage of culture. We really should do our best to keep quiet about this past. Instead Himmler makes a great fuss about it all. The present-day Romans must be having a laugh at these revelations.”