Widow Qing

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Widow Qing (Chinese: 寡妇清; pinyin: Guǎfù Qīng, 259–210 BC) was a Chinese businesswoman.[1]

She belonged to the family who controlled the cinnabar mines in Changshou, which she managed herself as a widow. She is foremost known in history for her good business relationship to Emperor Qin Shi Huang, over whom she wielded a great deal of influence because of their business transactions and her substantial economic power.

She has been the subject of a TV-series in China.

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