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Empress Dowager Cixi - A Cinderella to Stepmother Story

Empress Dowager Cixi - A Cinderella to Stepmother Story

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 Empress Dowager Cixi: the Manchu girl who started her life off as a lowly concubine to, somehow, the most powerful woman in China. She was alive during the reigns of 5 Qing emperors, and helped put 3 of them onto the Dragon Throne. In this episode, we’re going to cover Cixi’s rise to prominence in the Forbidden City, her regency over two emperors, her engineering of two coups and her contribution towards the downfall of the Qing dynasty.

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