The Revolt of the Palace Girls of 1542

On November 27, 1542, shortly after 5 in the morning, a group of palace girls in the Forbidden City gathered at the bedroom of their would-be victim: Emperor Jiajing of Ming China. At a sign, they jumped on him, ready to strangle the life out of him. What transpired was one of the oddest and most notable episodes in history of Chinese imperial harems. Support the show