Khutulun

The most famous daughter of Kaidu, a cousin of Kublai Khan. She assisted her father in many battles, but is probably best known for insisting that any man who wished to marry her must defeat her in wrestling. Winning horses from competitions and the wagers of would-be suitors, it is said that she gathered a herd numbering ten thousand. Marco Polo and Rashid al-Din both wrote of her. Also known as Aigiarne, Aiyurug, Khotol Tsagaan or Ay Yaruq (literally Moonlight) Born: c. 1260 Died: c. 1306