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From Turmoil to Reform: The Rise of Empress Dowager Feng After the assassination of Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei by the eunuch Zong Ai, the court plunged into chaos. Eventually, Tuoba Jun, grandson of Taiwu and son of the wronged crown prince Tuoba Huang, was enthroned as Emperor Wencheng.
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The Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) is a legendary sovereign of high antiquity, revered as the progenitor of the Huaxia (early Chinese) people. Said to be the son of Shaodian, he originally bore the surname Gongsun. Because he resided at Xuanyuan Hill, he was also known as Xuanyuan Shi (“Master of Xuanyuan”). Later, after settling near…