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	Empress Dowager - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Empress Dowager (Chinese, Korean and Japanese: 皇太后; Chinese pinyin Húang Tài Hòu, Korean pronunciation: Hwang Tae Hu, Japanese pronunciation: Kōtaigō) was title given to the mother of a Chinese emperor.
		Numerous empress dowagers held regency during the reign of an underage emperor.
		Many of the most prominent empress dowagers also extended their control for long periods after the emperor was old enough to govern.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_Dowager (163 words)

	Emperor Wu of Han - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Empress Chen was so jealous that she attempted suicide several times, but each time she failed; each attempt made Emperor Wu more angry at her.
		In 130 BC, for example, when Empress Chen was found to have retained witches to curse Consort Wei and to try to regain Emperor Wu's affections, he had her deposed and the witches executed.
		She was created empress later that year, and he was created crown prince in 122 BC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_Wu_of_Han_China (5864 words)

	China_Heads_of_State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Empress Dowager He was accused of the murder of Empress Dowager Dong and ordered to move to the Yongle Palace, outside the main palace complex.
		After the death of Empress Wu Zetian, the court of the reinstalled emperor Zhongzong was controlled by the clan of his wife, Empress We, her daughter Princess Anle and Wu Sansi, a relative of late Empress Wu Zetian.
		1249-50 Empress Oghul Ghaimash of the Yuang Dynasty
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /China_Heads.htm (3508 words)

	Empress Zhen (Zhen Ji) - Comprehensive Romance of the Three Kingdoms Biography
		Empress Zhen (the Illustrious of the Civilizing Emperor) of Wuji in Zhongshan, was the mother of Emperor Ming and a descendant of the Grand Guardian Zhen Han of Han.
		The Empress Zhen’s mother, by nature, was stern and took a rather plain approach for the treatment of her daughters-in-laws.
		Empress Zhen was unable to check in on her in person, and as a result was so frightened and anxious that she wept day and night.
	www.kongming.net /novel/kma/empresszhen.php (2177 words)

	Chinese history:Tang Dynasty-Women of the Tang Dynasty
		Empress Zhangsun was the wife of Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin).
		Wei Zheng, the prime minister during the reign of Emperor Taizong, was frequently blunt when remonstrating with the emperor.
		Shangguan Wan'er proved her worth to the empress, not only through her ability to participate in the decision-making required by the memorials to the throne, but also by drafting imperial edicts for the empress.
	www.chinavoc.com /history/tang/women.htm (2625 words)

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		Although the Empress Dowager was but a child of ten at this time she would receive her first impression of the foreigner, which was that he was a pirate who had come to carry away their wealth, to filch from them their land, and to overrun their country.
		VII The Empress Dowager--As a Woman The first audience given by Her Imperial Majesty to the seven ladies of the Diplomatic Corps was sought and urged by the foreign ministers.
		The Empress Dowager had set her heart upon this union, and she would not allow her plans to be frustrated, so an edict was issued that all people should remain within their homes on a certain night, for the bride was to be taken in her red chair from her father's home to the palace.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext96/clchi10.txt (16917 words)

	Empress Dowager (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1888, it was rebuilt by the Empress Dowager Ci Xi who spent an enormous amount of money on it from funds appropriated for building a Chinese navy.
		Empress Dowager (Chinese and Japanese: 皇太后; Chinese pinyin Húang Tài Hòu, Japanese pronunciation: Kōtaigō) was title given to the mother of a Chinese emperor.
		The title was also given occasionally to another woman of the same generation, while a women from the previous generation was sometimes given the title of Grand Empress Dowager.
	www.wikiverse.org /empress-dowager (234 words)

	The Three Kingdoms and Western Jin, Rafe de Crespigny Publications, Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU
		He dismissed the claims of Wei by describing the Cao family as criminal usurpers, and without specific reference to the claim of Liu Bei, he stated simply that the fortunes of Han were ended, and the claim to succession had thus become irrelevant.
		The men of Wei, however, consolidated their power with a program of agricultural garrisons, while the energies and morale of the people of Shu-Han were exhausted by the years of failure.
		The Wei dynasty of the Cao had fallen into alien hands because the emperors lacked the support of their own relatives, but the Sima had gained their position through appointments granted within the family, and the Jin dynasty would not be so defenceless.
	www.anu.edu.au /asianstudies/decrespigny/3KWJin.html (15709 words)

	He Jin (Suigao) - Comprehensive Romance of the Three Kingdoms Biography
		She was later made Empress, and after Emperor Huan passed away, Dou Wu supported the ascension of Emperor Ling.
		The Empress refused, and He Miao tried to convince his brother to stop his witch hunt against the eunuchs, because in the past, they had helped their family gain importance.
		Thereafter, the Empress reinstated all of the eunuchs.
	www.kongming.net /novel/kma/hejin.php (1455 words)

	Chinese Substates
		She was the nurse of Emperor Gao Wei (556-78), the fifth and last ruler of Northern Qi.
		The emperor's confidence in her was almost absolute and she was careful not to damage the relationship by antagonizing the Empress Dowager who was afraid of her son.
		Emperor Gao Wei (Houzhu) and Empress Mu were both executed by the Chou in 578; the Empress Dowager was captured and survived into the Sui era.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /chinese_substates.htm (501 words)

	Encyclopedia: Emperor Han Wu Di (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Open war broke out between rival families of the Empress Wei and the Li clan.
		The Li family killed most of Empress Wei's family and forced Empress Wei to commit suicide; during this time, Wu was forced to flee.
		Mother: concubine of Emperor Jing, from the Wang (王) family, who became empress consort in 150 BC, and then empress dowager in 141 BC.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Emperor-Han-Wu-Di (412 words)

	China History Forum, online chinese history forum -> Wei Zifu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Li family killed most of Empress Wei's family and forced Empress Wei to commit suicide.Others believe that since the emperor was supsicious of his son by Empress Wei, the emperor killed him.
		BTW, Wei Zifu 卫子夫 was a half-sister of the famed Han general Wei Qing 卫青, and an aunt of the equally famous general Huo Qubing 霍去病.
		Wei Junru was married to General Gongsun He 公孙贺, Wei Shao'er was married to Chen Zhang 陈掌, great-grandson of Liu Bang's advisor Chen Ping, and Wei Qing and Huo Qubing became the key generals in the new war against the Xiongnu.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=5582 (1570 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Longmen Grottoes: Buddhist site for only empress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Some historical records reveal that it was modeled after the face of Empress Wu Zetian, the only empress in Chinese history, who gained popular support by advocacy of Buddhism and reigned during the Tang Dynasty 1,309 years ago.
		According to historical records, Empress Wu supported the construction of the statue with her own money and headed officials to the Buddhist ceremony when it was completed.
		At the age of 72 Empress Wu allowed the Tang Dynasty to be resumed and died soon after.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200406/15/print20040615_146413.html (625 words)

	Ada Choi's new TVB series - Lok Sun
		Empress Zhen expressed her displeasure that Cao Pi was paying more attention to Lady Guo.
		This page simply says that Empress Zhen dies "as a result of slanderous allegations concerning her relationship with Cao Zhi." Cao Pi then gives Cao Zhi's Empress Zhen's embroidered pillow as a keepsake.
		will play an Empress because in one of the news reports she says that the headgear for the Empress is extremely heavy.
	www.geocities.com /loksun_2001/Lok_Sun.html (3145 words)

	China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Empress Wang Consorts 1 Wu Zhao (Zetian) 2 Xiao
		Empress Wang, Consorts 1 Zhao, 2 Hua, 3 Yang Guifei 4 Wu Suzong (Respectful A) Li Yu Son of Xuanzong + Yang Guifei
		Empresses 1 Wu, 2 Wang, 3 Ji, 4 Shao Consort Wan Guifei
	www.gaminggeeks.org /Resources/KateMonk/Orient/China/Rulers.htm (667 words)

	Chinese calligraphy fairmont empress hotel victoria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		But there might be some other sources for great fairmont empress hotel victoria.
		Many people look for fairmont empress hotel victoria in their yellow book.
		Some poeple find fairmont empress hotel victoria by the sign on their way.
	chineseart.digitalzones.com /fairmonthotel/fairmontempresshotelvictoria.htm (426 words)

	ROTK Note (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Empress Wu said, "The First Ruler used to say that Zhuge Liang knew that treachery lurked in the heart of Wei Yan, and he wished to deal with Wei Yan; he only spared Wei Yan because Wei Yan is a valiant and committed leader.
		Yang Yi is a scholar and a civil officer, and the late Prime Minister placed him in a position of great responsibility, thereby proving that he trusted and valued Yang Yi.
		If we believe this statement, surely Yang Yi will be forced to go over to Wei.
	www.threekingdoms.com /note.php?p=14492 (328 words)

	Empress dowager - Articles and Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Empress Dowager (Chinese: 皇太后, pinyin húang tài hòu) was entitled to the mother or a woman from the mother generation of the Chinese dynastic ruler.
		Appeared more frequently than the Grand Empress Dowager, numerous empress dowagers held regency within the beginning years of reign of an underage or young emperor.
		Nevertheless the most prominent and infamous dowagers extended long periods of regency even after the emperor was matured enough to govern alone, which was a source of political turmoil according to traditional view of Chinese history.
	www.breakpt.org /article/Empress_dowager (125 words)

	East Asian History Sourcebook: Isaac Taylor Headland: Court Life in China: The Capital, Its Officials and People
		In considering the policy pursued by the Empress-mother after her accession to the regency, one cannot but feel that she was fully aware of the fact that she had been the wife of an emperor, and was the mother of the heir, of a decaying house.
		One of them had received a decoration from her government for her bravery in standing beside her husband on the fortifications when buildings were crumbling and walls falling, and her husband was buried by an exploding mine, and then vomited out unhurt by a second explosion.
		The Empress Dowager kept eighteen court painters, selected from among the best artists of the country, and appointed by herself, whose whole duty it was to paint for her.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/eastasia/headland-courtlife.html (17710 words)

	Kegan Paul: Publishing the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Katherine Carl, the artist who painted the portrait of the Empress Dowager of China, was the only Westerner to ever live as a member of the Chinese Court.
		Hers was an unparalleled opportunity for observation, to which she brought the trained eye of an artist, and a hand that painted pictures as well with a pen as with a brush.
		This, her account of the time she spent with the Empress, is a unique and compelling record of life in the Forbidden City in the last days of Imperial China.
	www.keganpaul.com /product_info.php?cPath=26&products_id=202 (422 words)

	Kuang-hsu
		Although he was not in the direct line of succession, he was appointed to the throne by his aunt, the dowager empress and regent,
		In 1898, during the “hundred days of reform,” he rebelled against her domination and issued many decrees modernizing the political and social structure of China.
		Tz'u Hsi - Tz'u Hsi, Tsu Hsi,or Tse Hsi, 1834–1908, dowager empress of China (1861–1908) and...
	www.infoplease.com /ce5/A0828298.html (160 words)

	The Empress as Donor with Attendants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The panel's installation at the Museum attempts to recreate this sense of directional light as much as possible.
		One of a pair, this magnificent panel shows the Empress He's processional to the Binyang shrine.
		The companion panel of the emperor and his court is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
	www.nelson-atkins.org /collections/asian/detail/empress.htm (208 words)

	ProfessionalDancer.Net: Shen Wei Dance Arts: PROJECT MANAGER – EMPRESS & CARMINA BURANA - NYC NY USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Position Summary: Project Manager will coordinate all aspects of production for the new dance-opera piece, Empress.
		Empress premiers at the American Dance Festival in July, 2005, and will be performed in conjunction with Carmina Burana at New York City Opera in 2006.
		9) Oversee install of Empress in rehearsal space at SUNY Purchase.
	www.professionaldancer.net /article.php?story=20041112084029604&mode=print (198 words)

	Diplomacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Last time you died was in Jin game 17 so you lived though both Qin and Wei's victories.
		Funseal of Wei authorizes ChrisGibson the use of punishment axes!
		Funseal of Wei hereby gives DavidMS of Wei the title "General Who Shows Prowess".
	www.threekingdoms.com /game/forum.php?f=9 (3545 words)

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