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  2. Nur Jahan - Wikipedia

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    Nur Jahan (lit. ' Light of the world '; 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645), [1] born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. More decisive and proactive than her husband, Nur Jahan is considered by certain historians to have been the real power behind the throne for more than a decade.

  3. Portraiture of Elizabeth I - Wikipedia

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    The full-length Hampden image of Elizabeth in a red satin gown, originally attributed to Steven van der Meulen and reattributed to George Gower in 2020, [18] has been identified by Sir Roy Strong as an important early portrait, "undertaken at a time when her image was being tightly controlled", and produced "in response to a crisis over the ...

  4. Isabella of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    There is speculation that she suffered from consumption, with a contemporary describing her: "The Empress is the greatest pity in the world, she is so thin that she does not resemble a person". In 1539, she became pregnant for the seventh time, but contracted another fever in the third month that caused antenatal complications and gave birth to ...

  5. The Real 'Empress' Elisabeth Was Obsessed With Her Image - AOL

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    Netflix's new historical drama, The Empress, dropped on Sept. 29, and it's already taken the No. 2 spot on the streaming service's charts.If you're a fan of Bridgerton and The Crown, this is the ...

  6. Imperial Chinese harem system - Wikipedia

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    These were people who came along with brides as a form of dowry. It could be a female cousin or sister of the bride, or people from other countries. Worth noting is the fact that during the Shang dynasty, there were times when two queens existed at the same period. The Rites of Zhou contains great details of a royal consort ranking system.

  7. Admonitions Scroll - Wikipedia

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    The full title of the painting is Admonitions of the Court Instructress (Chinese: 女史箴圖; pinyin: Nǚshǐ zhēn tú). It was painted to illustrate a poetic text written in 292 by the poet-official Zhang Hua (232–300). The text itself was composed to reprimand Empress Jia (257–300) and to provide advice to the women in the imperial ...

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  9. Barbara of Cilli - Wikipedia

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    Barbara of Cilli or Barbara of Celje (Hungarian: Cillei Borbála, German: Barbara von Cilli, Slovenian and Croatian: Barbara Celjska, 1392 – 11 July 1451), was the Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia by marriage to Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.