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Grand Empress Dowager Gao's Regency Behind the Curtain

Type Event Region China Time 1086–1093

From 1086, Grand Empress Dowager Gao dominated court politics behind a curtain during the young Zhezong's reign, reverting to old policies and abolis…

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  1. 1086Chui Gong Hall · Kaifeng CityIn the first month of Yuanyou 1 (1086), the era name was changed; Grand Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Dowager Xiang held court behind a curtain at the Chui Gong Hall, with Gao holding real power and beginning a full adjustment of Shenzong-era policies.
  2. 1086Bianjing · Kaifeng CityGao appointed Sima Guang as Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs and Attendant in the Chancellery, and Lü Gongzhu as Right Vice Director and Attendant in the Secretariat, forming a conservative governing bloc that laid the personnel groundwork for abolishing the New Policies.

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