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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Women in war in China (2 C, 52 P) Pages in category "Chinese warriors" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 ...
This book follows the lièzhuàn (列傳 "arrayed biographies") biographical format established by the Chinese historian Sima Qian.The word liènǚ (列女 "famous women in history") is sometimes understood as liènǚ (烈女 "women martyrs"), which Neo-Confucianists used to mean a "woman who commits suicide after her husband's death rather than remarry; [a] woman who dies defending her honor."
Women in wars within or against ancient China (includes Vietnamese women fighting against China). Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
She was simply referenced in the official Chinese history books as "Lady Liang" (梁氏). Historical details of Liang's life are sketchy, [ 2 ] but she was known to be the wife of Han Shizhong , a Song general known for resisting invaders from the Jin Dynasty together with Yue Fei and others, and to have commanded troops at the Battle of ...
Kou Baimen (寇白門), born in 1624 [33] and also known as Kou Mei (寇湄; Mei was her given name, Baimen her courtesy name), was a famous Chinese Yiji known for her chivalry. [34] Kou was a Yiji and when she was 18 or 19 her indenture was bought out by a high official, Zhu Guobi (朱國弼), [35] whom she married. The wedding was a lavish ...
Name Birth Became Queen Ceased to be Queen Death Spouse Tai Si: c. 12th century BC 1099 BC 1050 BC c. 11th century BC King Wen: Queen Yi Jiang (邑姜) : 1046 BC 1043 BC King Wu
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Chinese warriors (3 C, 19 P) G. Goliath (18 P) Gurkhas (9 C, 100 P) I. Indian warriors (5 C ...
The Swedish heroine Blenda advises the women of Värend to fight off the Danish army in a painting by August Malström (1860). The female warrior samurai Hangaku Gozen in a woodblock print by Yoshitoshi (c. 1885). The peasant Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) led the French army to important victories in the Hundred Years' War. The only direct ...