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Dong Xian (董賢) (23 BC(?) – 1 BC) was a Han Dynasty politician who quickly rose from obscurity as a minor official to being the most powerful official in the imperial administration of Emperor Ai within a span of a few years. Most scholars agree that Dong's quick career advancement came mostly because of his personal relationship with Emperor Ai, likely a homosexual one, rather than a demonstration of abilities. Both men were married, but Emperor Ai, at least, was childless.

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  • Dong Xian (董賢) (23 BC(?) – 1 BC) was a Han Dynasty politician who quickly rose from obscurity as a minor official to being the most powerful official in the imperial administration of Emperor Ai within a span of a few years. Most scholars agree that Dong's quick career advancement came mostly because of his personal relationship with Emperor Ai, likely a homosexual one, rather than a demonstration of abilities. Both men were married, but Emperor Ai, at least, was childless.
  • Dong Xian was a Han Dynasty politician born in 23 BC and died in 1 BC, she rose quickly as a minor official and being the most powerful official in the imperial administration of Emperor Ai within the time of a few years. Most scholars had agreed that Dong's career advancement was because of the personal relationship with Emperor Ai, basically a homosexual one, instead of a demonstration of abilities. They were both married, but Emperor Ai was childless.
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  • Dong Xian was a Han Dynasty politician born in 23 BC and died in 1 BC, she rose quickly as a minor official and being the most powerful official in the imperial administration of Emperor Ai within the time of a few years. Most scholars had agreed that Dong's career advancement was because of the personal relationship with Emperor Ai, basically a homosexual one, instead of a demonstration of abilities. They were both married, but Emperor Ai was childless. They often slept together in the same bed, where in Ancient China wasn't always an indication of sexuality or sexual relationships where one afternoon, when Emperor Ai woke up from his nap, Dong was still sleeping where Emperor Ai's sleeve was stuck under Dong's head and he decided to cut it off to not intrude or wake Dong of his sleep.
  • Dong Xian (董賢) (23 BC(?) – 1 BC) was a Han Dynasty politician who quickly rose from obscurity as a minor official to being the most powerful official in the imperial administration of Emperor Ai within a span of a few years. Most scholars agree that Dong's quick career advancement came mostly because of his personal relationship with Emperor Ai, likely a homosexual one, rather than a demonstration of abilities. Both men were married, but Emperor Ai, at least, was childless. An idiomatic term for homosexuality in Chinese is duanxiu zhi pi (斷袖之癖, literally, "passion of the cut sleeve"), derived from an episode involving Dong and Emperor Ai. They often slept together on the same bed, which in ancient China was not necessarily an indication of a sexual relationship. One afternoon, after Emperor Ai woke up from a nap, Dong was still sleeping, and Emperor Ai's sleeve was stuck under Dong's head. Rather than waking Dong up, Emperor Ai cut off his sleeve to allow Dong to continue to sleep without disturbance.
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