In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

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In 1860, just before his death, the emperor appointed eight ministers to act as regents to his five-year-old son. But the newly named Empress Dowager Cixi quickly ousted them on fabricated charges ...

On his death bed, to stop Cixi from getting into ... to name but a few. If you enjoyed Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China, you might also like: ...

Toward the end of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi arrogated all powers onto herself ... Many who survived by sheer luck starved to death. "The land swarmed with famished refugees; it ...

The Diplomat’s Justin McDonnell spoke with author Jung Chang about her latest book, Empress Dowager Cixi, a biography of the “most important woman in Chinese history.

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

His wife, Empress Consort Ci'an — who was made co-regent together with Cixi after the emperor's death in 1861 but was ... of Chinese history. "Empress Dowager Cixi is a fascinating figure ...