Bryn Hammond’s Reviews > Women of the Conquest Dynasties: Gender and Identity in Liao and Jin China > Status Update

Women from the northern tribal peoples were active in government and war – in such contrast to China, parts of which these peoples conquered. After conquest, women kept their tribal traditions even as they took on selected aspects of Chinese culture. In result, you meet women who both led armies and were known for scholarship. It’s a remarkable story, at this intersection of societies.