Queen Jiangshi – The Kingmaker
Queen Jiangshi was one of the most virtuous women in ancient China. She has been lauded as a successful kingmaker and for taking decisive actions.[1] […]
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Princess Xu Mu – China’s First Female Poet
Princess Xu Mu was a contemporary of Sappho and was the first female poet recorded in Chinese history.[1] She wrote political poems about her homeland.[2] Today, […]
Fu Hao – Queen, General, and Priestess
If a historian could name the roles that Queen Fu Hao played in her lifetime, the list would be endless. Queen Fu Hao played so […]
Consort Xi Shi – The Spy Whose Beauty Brought Down A Kingdom
Consort Xi Shi was one of the four most beautiful women in ancient China.[1] She was sent to seduce her kingdom’s enemy, King Fuchai of […]
Queen Zhuang Fanji – A Virtuous Lady of Ability
Queen Zhuang Fanji lived during the Spring and Autumn period, an era in which the states of Jin, Qin, Qi, and Chu were breaking away […]
Queen Dowager Zhao – The scandalous mother of the first Qin Emperor
Queen Dowager Zhao’s life was full of turbulence and scandal. She lived during the Warring States period. The Warring States period was a time when […]