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Princess Taiping – The most powerful Princess of the Tang Dynasty (Part two)

Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Princess Taiping was the most powerful and influential princess of the Tang dynasty. In my last article, I discussed Princess Taiping’s part she played in her mother, Empress Wu’s abdication and the restoration of her brother, Emperor Zhongzong, to the throne. In my second article on Princess Taiping, I will detail the power and influence [read more]
Princess Taiping
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Princess Taiping – The most powerful Princess of the Tang Dynasty (Part one)

Monday, 25 July 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Princess Taiping was the most powerful and influential princess of the Tang Dynasty. She has left a tremendous mark in Chinese history that is impossible to overlook. No princess in Chinese history has ever wielded as much political influence or changed the course of history compared to Princess Taiping. Princess Taiping was a significant key [read more]
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Wei – The ambitious twice-crowned Empress (Part two)

Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
In my last article, I discussed how Empress Wei was powerless when she first became Empress and how Empress Wu Zetian gave her the aspirations to become the next Empress regnant of China. This article will examine how Empress Wei held onto power. One example is how she created her own power base at court. [read more]
wei
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Wei – The ambitious twice-crowned Empress (Part one)

Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Empress Wei was crowned Empress of China twice. She was the wife of Emperor Zhongzong and was the daughter-in-law of Wu Zetian. Empress Wei has been known to be one of the most ruthless empresses in Chinese history. Even historian Song Ruizhi described Empress Wei as “evil” [1] and “hypocritical.” [2] Historians believe that she [read more]
wencheng
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Wencheng – The Chinese Princess who became Tibet’s beloved Queen

Monday, 27 June 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Queen Wencheng is one of Tibet’s most beloved queens. She was a Tang Dynasty princess and married King Songtsen Gampo of Tibet as part of a marital alliance. She brought many Chinese customs to Tibet, such as agriculture, architecture, and music. Yet, her greatest contribution was spreading Buddhism throughout Tibet. Thus, Queen Wencheng remains a [read more]
Empress Xiaohuizhang
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Empress Xiaohuizhang – The longest-reigning Empress Dowager in Qing history

Sunday, 26 June 2022, 0:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Empress Xiaohuizhang was the second of the four empresses of Emperor Shunzhi. She became Empress at the age of 13. She became Empress Dowager at the age of 21, and she would become the longest-reigning Empress Dowager in Qing history.[1] Yet, her enduring legacy was that she was the object of filial piety to Emperor [read more]

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