Author: WEST, KEITH
Title: She Was the Emperor a Portrait of the Empress Wu Tse T'ien of the T'ang Dynasty
Description: London, England: Robert Hale Limited, 1951. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine of the book is noticeably faded / sunned. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's ink stamped name and address on the front endpaper and an ink stamped book store name on the rear endpaper. "Wu Tse-t'ien or Wu Chao is often known as Empress Wu. She was the daughter of a general of the first T'ang emperor, Kao-tsu, and was presented to his son, Emperor T'ai-tsung, as a concubine in 638. When T'ai-tsung died in 649, she, along with the imperial concubines, was required to leave the palace and enter a nunnery in the T'ang capital, Ch'angan. The following year, unusual circumstances made it possible for Wu to return to the palace. Empress Wang, the wife of the new emperor Kao-tsung, felt insecure because she was not her husband's favorite. Hearing rumors that Wu had earlier attracted Kao-tsung, the Empress thought she could strengthen her position by patronizing and controlling Wu. Once back in the palace Wu turned against her benefactor but could not displace her. She then took the cruel and desperate step of murdering her own newborn infant, the Emperor's child, and accusing Empress Wang of the deed. Kao-tsung believed the accusation, dismissed Empress Wang, and decided to make Wu his empress." (Yourbiography website). Very Good- .
Keywords: China Keith West Wu Tse T'ien Empress Wu Tse T'ien Royalty The Orient China
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Title: She Was the Emperor a Portrait of the Empress Wu Tse T'ien of the T'ang Dynasty
Description: London, England: Robert Hale Limited, 1951. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine of the book is noticeably faded / sunned. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. There is a slight slant to the spine of the book. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's ink stamped name and address on the front endpaper and an ink stamped book store name on the rear endpaper. "Wu Tse-t'ien or Wu Chao is often known as Empress Wu. She was the daughter of a general of the first T'ang emperor, Kao-tsu, and was presented to his son, Emperor T'ai-tsung, as a concubine in 638. When T'ai-tsung died in 649, she, along with the imperial concubines, was required to leave the palace and enter a nunnery in the T'ang capital, Ch'angan. The following year, unusual circumstances made it possible for Wu to return to the palace. Empress Wang, the wife of the new emperor Kao-tsung, felt insecure because she was not her husband's favorite. Hearing rumors that Wu had earlier attracted Kao-tsung, the Empress thought she could strengthen her position by patronizing and controlling Wu. Once back in the palace Wu turned against her benefactor but could not displace her. She then took the cruel and desperate step of murdering her own newborn infant, the Emperor's child, and accusing Empress Wang of the deed. Kao-tsung believed the accusation, dismissed Empress Wang, and decided to make Wu his empress." (Yourbiography website). Very Good- .
Keywords: China Keith West Wu Tse T'ien Empress Wu Tse T'ien Royalty The Orient China
Price: US$ 30.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 38437
- Book number: 38437
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