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 […]
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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 […]
Princess Liji – A Vicious Beauty
Princess Liji was considered to be one of the most beautiful women in ancient China. However, she used her beauty for ruthless actions. She is […]
The Dugu Sisters – Three Sisters, Three Empresses, Three Successive Chinese Dynasties
In the sixth century, there lived a general named Dugu Xin. He came from a non-Chinese clan that was said to have a vast network […]
Asma bint Shihab – The eclipsed Queen
Asma bint Shihab has been regarded as one of Yemen’s greatest queens. While deeply respected by her contemporaries, historians often tend to overlook her story […]