[muawiyah]

The Mongol way of life wasn't very different from the ancient Scythians who preceeded them. Many different tribes of Scythians ordinarily taught the use of swords and bows to their girls who joined them in whatever warfare arose.

The ancient Greeks supposedly came up with their Amazon Women tales based on their observation of these tribes.

There's no reason to suppose the Mongols left their women defenseless anymore than did the more ancient people in that part of the world.

[judywillow]

A typically Mongol military campaign involved being in the saddle for months to years at a stretch. Women simply are not made to do that. Our women, theirs, anybody's.