Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian was the first and only women in China that ruled in her own right. Though, she did really bad things to get to that position. However, I believe that even though Wu Zetian did many bad things to became an empress, she ended up doing more good than bad for China. Wu Zetian was born during the Tang Dynasty. She was the daughter of a minor general called Duke Ding on Ying. Wu was born into a rich and noble family and was taught to play music, write, and read Chinese classics. By the age of 13, she was known for her wit, intelligence, as well as her beauty and soon became a concubine for Emperor Tai Tsung. Wu arrived at the palace as a concubine in about 636 AD. After the death Emperor Tai Tsung, Wu became the favorite concubine of…

Due to Confucianism’s view that women are to be submissive to men in all levels of the social hierarchy, coupled with early text that shed negative light on the idea of female rulers. It made the idea of powerful women seem stranger and often unnatural since they would have challenged the authority of men. Rulers and influential women, similar to hens, represented dynastic decline. As a wife, Wu also broke standards set by Confucius followers regarding marriage. Chinese women could not have…

Comparative analysis: Empress Wu Zetian and Pharaoha Cleopatra Stephen Damron Strayer University HUM 111: World Cultures I Dr. Ronald Gavin May 29, 2016 This comparative analysis examines two powerful and historically significant female rulers from ancient times. The Chinese Empress Wu Zetian, who lived from 624 to 705 is compared and contrasted with the Egyptian Pharaoh Cleopatra, who lived from 69 to 30B.C.E ("Wu Zetian," 2014). It is concluded that, despite…

Biography Wu Zhao was born in Wenshui Shanxi Province in 624 CE. Her family was very wealthy and noble. She was the daughter of Wu Shihuo a chancellor of the Tang Dynasty. Wu was pushed a lot by her father when it came to her education. She was forced to read and write and develop the intellectual skills that were for men during this time period. Fast forward into the future in 638 CE, she was actually selected by Emperor Taizong at the age of 14 to become a concubine for him. He would flirt…

similarities but were very different. Even their culture had several similarities and differences between them. They each taught us lessons about different types of effective leadership by a female in the world of modern business and / or modern politics. In the ancient times it was easy to compare the ways in which Tang Empress Wu Zetian (also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao; ruled China around 690-705 AD) with Pharaoh Cleopatra (ruled Egypt) rose to leadership. Wu Zetian was only female…

Comparing Ancient Female Rulers Juxtapose the Tang Empress Wu Zetian also known as Empress Wu or as Wu Zhao; ruled China throughout 690-705 AD) with the Pharaoh Cleopatra (ruled Egypt around 51-31 BC). For this task, we will contrast two of the utmost remarkable woman Emperors in world history; Empress Wu and Pharaoh Cleopatra. Both empresses ascended to power under competently diverse circumstances and there is a marked converse among their regime and their completions. …

Humanities 111 Dr. Elaine Friedrich November 28. 2015 Introduction Cleopatra the Seventh, born in 69 BC (69- 30 BC) and Wu Zetian, born in 624 in Wenshui County, (624-705) were both women who ruled over the Egyptian and Tang Dynasties respectively. They ruled over their empires a time when women were not supposed to rule unless they did so by their husbands. Both were great leaders who seized the moment and eventually rose to power. They were intelligent and made unique achievements that…

An ambitious women’s ascent to obtain the very apex of political power in a patriarchal, Confucian society, Wu Zhao’s humble beginnings as a daughter of a lumber merchant to becoming the emperor of China was a story of deception and murder. Many things contributed to the rise of Wu Zhao, including her education and experience, gaining the affection of the emperor, and how she manipulated others in court. Once she gained a position in court, she was able to stay in power due to her network of…

Empress Dowager Cixi was a Manchu regent who effectively ruled over China from her appointment in 1861 until her death in 1908. She ruled during the Boxer Rebellion, an anti-foreign and anti-Christian uprising led by a splinter group called the Boxers towards the end of the Qing Dynasty from 1899 to 1901. Empress Cixi’s changes to Boxer ideologies to reflect those of the state and her actions to preserve the state, doctrine, and race of China express her use of the Boxers as a nationalistic…

This makes the giant panda the only known bear species that is predominantly a herbivore. Currently, giant pandas are listed as endangered: farming, deforestation, and other development has greatly reduced their natural habitat. Giant pandas are found only in Mainland China, and have always been revered as a cultural icon. Pandas have even been used by the Chinese government as diplomatic gifts in foreign policy interactions. Dubbed “Panda Diplomacy,” this practice dates back to the Tang…