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Empress Dowager Cixi

In Our Time: History

CHAPTER

The Rise of Empress Dowager Cixi and the Challenges of Female Power in Chinese History

The chapter delves into the life of Sushi, a Manchu woman who rose to power by bearing a son with the emperor and strategically navigating political turmoil. It explores how Empress Dowager Cixi outmaneuvered officials to gain political influence in a male-dominated Chinese court, highlighting the challenges women faced in wielding power due to Confucian norms.

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