The Women Who Ruled China: Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century
In the late fifth century, a girl whose name has been forgotten by history was born at the edge of the Chinese empire. By the time of her death, she had transformed herself into Empress Dowager Ling, one of the most powerful politicians of her age and one of the first of many Buddhist women to wield...
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