Sierin begins her rule with an iron hand firing all male clerks and ordering two sisters birched and three others exiled for a year. (NS,Ch14)
Sierin dies mysteriously two years after Tamra Ospenya. There is a disconnect on timing here as the Guide says she ruled for five years. The Black Ajah did not have anything to do with her death. In fact, Chesmal Emry induces the Red Ajah to murder her. (ACoS,Prologue, WH,Ch10)
Other References
NS,Ch14 – When Sierin was raised to the shawl, many sisters were surprised that she chose the Gray Ajah instead of the Red.