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EMPRESS LIU OF SONG (regency: 1020-1033)

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THE GLORIAN POST (TGP) ARTICLE SECTION : WOMEN AND POWER CHAPTER FOUR : EMPRESS LIU OF THE SONG DYNASTY.   INTRODUCTION        Like Empress Wu Ze Tian who was China's only Female Emperor and Dowager Empress Cixi Imperial China's Last Effective Monarch who are famously known for having been the most powerful women in the history of Imperial China, there were strong predeccessors and successors throughout the Imperial dynasties in between that like them wielded tremendous power and took a significant stance in Political, social and economic affairs of the Imperial State and third to these two Greatest women was another remarkable, intelligent, beautiful and smart Empress Liu of the Song Dynasty of Imperial China who boasted a remarkable political acumen which tried to match up to the other two whom she existed between. EMPRESS LIU Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty Reign : 1022 -1033 Empress consort of the Song Dynasty Reign : 1012-1022 B...

WHO WAS ASIA'S FIRST FEMALE EMPEROR SUIKO OF JAPAN (r.592-628)

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THE GLORIAN POST (TGP) ARTICLE SECTION : WOMEN AND POWER CHAPTER THREE : EMPRESS SUIKO OF JAPAN (r.592-628) "Since Ancient times, when has a woman ever established order like Shao and Yun?" Chinese proverb. SUIKO TENNŌ Empress Suiko (推古天皇, Suiko-tennō) (Born 3 December554 – 15 April 628) She was the 33rd monarch of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Empress Suiko 推古天皇  Empress Regnant of Japan Reign : 8 December 592 – 7 March 628 Predecessor : Emperor Sushun Successor : Emperor Jomei Regent : Prince Shōtoku (593–621)              : Soga no Umako              : Soga no Emishi Empress consort of Japan Tenure : 576 – 585 Born : Nukatabe 3 December 552 Died :15 April 628 (aged 75) Burial : Shinaga no Yamada no misasagi Spouse :Emperor Bidatsu Issue : Princess Uji no Shitsukahi (born c. 570)           : Prince Takeda       ...

QUEEN JINDEOK : A DEBATABLE HISTORY OF SHILLA'S SECOND REIGNING QUEEN (THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD IN KOREA)

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  THE GLORIAN POST (TGP) ARTICLE SECTION : WOMEN AND POWER CHAPTER TWO: SHILLA DYNASTY (ONE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS OF KOREA. QUEEN JINDEOK OF SHILLA DEBATABLE HISTORY AND WHAT WAS SHE? Note:          The purpose of this article isn't to criticize but to rather explore an imagination and redeem while comparing historical facts with my fiction. THE GREAT QUEEN JINDEOK Jindeok of Shilla Jindeok of Shilla (? – 654), reigned as Queen of Silla, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, from 647 to 654. She was the kingdom's 28th ruler, and its second reigning queen following her predecessor Queen Seondeok. During her reign, Shilla jockeyed with Baekje for favor in the Chinese Tang court. She is also known for writing a poem of the Young Emperor Gaozong of Tang. Tomb of Queen Jindeok in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea Queen of Shilla Reign: 647 – 654 Coronation:647 Predecessor: Queen Seondeok of Shilla Successor: Muyeol of Shilla Died: 654 in Shilla ...

WHO WAS THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN CHINESE HISTORY, EMPRESS WU ZE TIAN OR DOWAGER EMPRESS CIXI?

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THE GLORIAN POST (TGP) ARTICLE SECTION : WOMEN AND POWER CHAPTER ONE: LADIES OF IMPERIAL CHINA EMPRESS WU ZE TIAN   VS.   DOWAGER CIXI WHO WAS THE MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN THE RICH HISTORY OF IMPERIAL CHINA. (FACTS) EMPRESS WU ZE TIAN  DOWAGER EMPRESS CIXI THE DEBATE     Over decades and centuries, one of the questions that still rules the mind of Historians is who exactly is the most powerful woman in Chinese History.     There are two women who stand out as being the most powerful the first being EMPRESS WU ZE TIAN and the other being DOWAGER EMPRESS CIXI.     As a person that has taken a very keen interest in studying the History of China I am going to present a verdict basing on what I can do best to argue out this fact weighing all the fields that I try to believe these women shared in common.    When I googled it I realised that above all else DOWAGER EMPRESS CIXI is considered the most powe...