Women Shall Not Rule: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from Han to Liao by Keith McMahon

Women Shall Not Rule: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from Han to Liao

Keith McMahon

310 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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Chinese emperors guaranteed male successors by taking multiple wives, in some cases hundreds and even thousands. Women Shall Not Rule offers a fascinating history of imperial wives and concubines, especially in light of the greatest challenges to ...

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