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mgc1961

(1,263 posts)
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 08:34 AM Sep 2013

Tomb of ancient female 'prime minister' uncovered

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a 7th-century female politician who was one of the most powerful women in China’s ancient history, local media said on Thursday.

Shangguan Wan’er — who lived from 664 to 710 in the Tang dynasty — was a trusted aide to China’s first empress Wu Zetian and is sometimes described as effectively her prime minister.

She married Wu’s son, while having relationships with both the ruler’s lover and her nephew.

As a sequence of murders, coups and affairs enveloped the dynasty, Shangguan Wan’er’s husband Li Xian briefly became emperor — only to be killed by his senior wife, who took power herself.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/12/archaeologists-uncover-tomb-of-ancient-female-prime-minister-to-chinas-first-empress-wu-zetian/

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TV bound packman Sep 2013 #1
I will testify on your behalf. mgc1961 Sep 2013 #2
 

packman

(16,296 posts)
1. TV bound
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 09:34 AM
Sep 2013

Soon to be a HBO special, "Tangee Empire Nights". Has all the elements of a 3 to 5 season run with intrigue, sex and power. Now if they could work in some Kung-fu fights and maybe early gunpowder gun fights, they got a true winner.
If you see this on HBO in the future, remember it was my idea-I want royalties.

 

mgc1961

(1,263 posts)
2. I will testify on your behalf.
Thu Sep 12, 2013, 09:50 AM
Sep 2013

Some Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon action is a must.

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