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Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...
China's Empress Dowager Ling Paved The Way For Future Female Rulers
In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.
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Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
(THE CONVERSATION) In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei. Historians do not know her birth name or in what year she ...
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Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Stephanie Balkwill, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION ...