By: Phone Min Thant, Staff Writer Content warning: brief mentions of murder and war.  Those familiar with Chinese history are probably no stranger to Empress Wu Zetian, the only legitimate empress ...

That was Empress Dowager Cixi’s life story; the woman who ruled China in the 19th century and arguably the most important Chinese woman ... lived in Beijing wrote books about her.

Chinese Characters is a new series of essays ... Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor ...

The story that touched my heart the most was the story of Wu Zetian, the only Empress ... court was reduced. Empress Wu is considered one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history due to her ...