Who is She? An Empress of the Eastern Han dynasty One of the few capable female regents with a positive reputation Notable Life Events Born in 81 AD, grand daughter to Deng Yu, a government official who participated the founding of the Eastern Han dynasty Entered the Imperial Palace in 95 AD, received the titleContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (27)- Deng Sui “
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Remarkable Women in Ancient China (24)- Xun Guan
Who is She? A girl who lifted a siege at the age of 13 Notable Life Events The fifth generation grand-daughter of Xun Yu, a major advisor to the warlord Cao Cao who won the titanic struggle of the famous Three Kingdom period at the end of the Han dynasty, Xun Guan was born inContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (24)- Xun Guan”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (23)- Qiu Jin
Who is She? A feminist, revolutionist and writer/poet Notable Life Events: Born in 1875 (end of the Qing dynasty) as Qiu Gui Jin, to a family of government officials- her great-grandfather was a provincial governor, her grandfather and father held official positions in Taiwan. She got married in 1896 which was considered late for herContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (23)- Qiu Jin”
Remarkable Women in ancient China (22)- Wang Zhenyi
Who is she: A female astronomer Notable Life Events: Born in 1768, to a highly learned family. Specifically, her grandfather had been a local governor while her father had turned to studying medicine after failing to qualify as a government official through the imperial examination. Her grandfather taught her astronomy, her grandmother taught her literatureContinue reading “Remarkable Women in ancient China (22)- Wang Zhenyi”
Remarkable Woman in Ancient China (19)- Madame Xian
Who is she: One of the renowned female military strategists Notable Life Events: Born in 522 AD, as daughter of a chieftain of the Li people (an ethnic minority) in Southern China during the era of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Her real name was either Xian Zhen or Xian Ying. Married the son ofContinue reading “Remarkable Woman in Ancient China (19)- Madame Xian”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (18)- Huang Dao Po
Who is she: A textile pioneer Notable Life Events: Born in 1245 during the Song dynasty to a poor family in what is nowadays Shanghai and as a result sold as a child bride when she was a teen. It was not known what her actual name was. Dao Po was just an honorific, notContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (18)- Huang Dao Po”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (17)- Wang Cong Er
Who is she? A female rebel leader of the White Lotus Sect (which had command of fourteen or fifteen thousand individuals) Notable Life Events: Born in 1777 to a mother who was a performing acrobat on the street (father died when she was young), from which she learnt the trade and the mother and daughterContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (17)- Wang Cong Er”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (16)- Xu Fu
Who is she? The most renowned female fortune teller in ancient China Notable Life Events: Born in 221 BC to a county governor father She saw Liu Bang (the founder of the Han dynasty) in her home county when he was en route to attacking the Qin capital and concocted a plan for her fatherContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (16)- Xu Fu”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (15)- Chi Zhao Ping
Who is she: Essentially a female Robin Hood A renowned peasant rebel leader against the Xin dynasty (or New Dynasty, its literal meaning) that separates the Western Han from the Eastern Han (the Western Han precedes the Eastern Han, I think the direction delineation probably signifies a change in the capital as these things go).Continue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (15)- Chi Zhao Ping”
Remarkable Women in Ancient China (14)- Feng Liao
Who is she: The first official female diplomat in ancient China Notable Life Events: Actual birth date and date of death both unknown but active around the long reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty In 101 BC, she accompanied the second Han princess to be married off to the Wusun king forContinue reading “Remarkable Women in Ancient China (14)- Feng Liao”
