That woman is known as Empress Wu, or Emperor Wu Zhao, and she is undoubtedly the most famous woman in all of Chinese history ...

Empress Wu Zetian is known as a smart and powerful ruler who used strong political skills—and sometimes harsh methods—to hold ...

Wu accused the Empress Wang of strangling the child (whom ... reinforced by the sexism of the Confucian beliefs followed by official Chinese historians over the centuries.

However, once Wu Zetain moved into the palace ... took the throne herself and titled her reign "Zhou," becoming the first empress in Chinese history to rule the country. Well-versed in culture ...

Chinese Empress Wu Zetian: European queens like Catherine the Great and Queen Elizabeth I are often celebrated for their might, but here is a queen whose name often finds a miss. Known for her ...

A small foot in China, no different from a tiny waist in ... political conspiracy against the emperor’s powerful wife, Empress Wu Zetian. After the plot was exposed, the irate empress had ...

Seeking to consolidate her grip on the Chinese throne, Empress Wu Zetian embarked on an audacious project: expanding the imperial palace on a scale never before seen in China, or the world.

Chinese Characters is a new series of essays ... she killed her own newborn child – and then framed the Empress for the murder. Wu Zetian (624-705) of the Tang dynasty Wu Zetian started at ...

Wu Zetian is a Chinese television series based on the life story of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant and became the de facto ruler of China in ...

another woman would rise to rule China independently, this time taking the title of “emperor.” That woman is known as Empress Wu, or Emperor Wu Zhao, and she is undoubtedly the most famous woman in ...