The Imperial Woman
Title: The Imperial Woman
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 1264 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Imperial Woman
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 1264 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
In 1852, a Manchurian girl, Orchid, clan name Yehonala, was summoned to be viewed by the Emperor of China. On the twentieth day of the sixth moon, the last Empress of China was chosen. By right, her cousin, Sakota, was the Emperor’s consort, but she gave birth to a girl. Yehonala gave birth to a boy and became the Empress, Tzu Hsi. Once the Son of Heaven dies, Tzu Hsi and the consort, Tzu An,
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many history mistakes in Imperial Woman. For example, Yehonala and Sakota were never cousins. As property of the Emperor, it would have been impossible for Yehonala to have bore a child of another man. Even the Emeperor’s concubines, who were nothing but chattels, were heavliy guarded. It would not be proper for two women to have the same lord. However, Imperial Woman is high recommend to learn more about the last empress of China.