Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
Empress Dowager Ling was not a warrior, but she embraced martial symbols of her own power that were available to women in Taghbach culture but not in Chinese culture. For example, she was an ...
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Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The Northern Wei empire adopted laws, institutions and policies from both Taghbach and Han Chinese traditions. This cultural hybridity enabled the empress dowager to rule directly: On one hand ...