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Cixi did not trust these men to competently rule china, so she conspired with empress zhen, her close friend and the deceased emperors first wife, to orchestrate a coup. Three daughters of china, provides a starkly different perspective, one that shines the spotlight on the empress dowager s many achievements. Empress dowager cixi download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Empress dowager cixi 18351908 is the most important woman in chinese history.
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