Greg Jenner
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Ah, OK.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Oh, really?
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah, he's only a few years older than her, isn't he?
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
He's only 20.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
And yes, she's promoted.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
And every time she's promoted, she gets a new name.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Oh.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
So she goes from Lana to Lady Lan.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Then she becomes Concubine Yi.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Then when she has a child, Concubine Yi, a year later, she gets elevated to the fourth rank, becomes Consort Yi.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
And then one year later, she becomes Noble Consort Yi.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
And she goes to the third.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
So she started at level six and she goes to level three.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Which is as high as you can go.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Phenomenal.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
Yeah.
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Empress Dowager Cixi: from concubine to ruler of China
So by the age of 21, she has had the names Lanner, Lady Lan, Concubine Yee, Consort Yee, Noble Consort Yee.