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Lü Zhi (241–180 BC), the empress of the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, is remembered as one of China's most brutal female figures. She set a terrifying precedent for how a woman could wield power in a patriarchal society.
: Wu began as a low-level concubine. To eliminate her chief rival, Empress Wang, Wu allegedly strangled her own infant daughter and framed the Empress. atrocious empress
The Atrocious Empress: Tyranny, Blood, and the Women Who Shattered History Lü Zhi (241–180 BC), the empress of the
Catherine was a mother trying to keep a crumbling dynasty together amidst civil war. Her "cruelty" was often a desperate attempt to find a middle ground between warring religious factions. 3. Empress Irene of Athens (Byzantine Empire) To eliminate her chief rival, Empress Wang, Wu
Empress Catherine the Great (1729–1796): The Velvet Glove over an Iron Fist
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