Wu Zetian, the only woman to officially rule as emperor of China, amassed an estimated fortune of $16 trillion, exceeding the ...

Wu Zetian’s influence across Central Asia helped boost trade, particularly in valuable commodities like silk and tea, which ...

She was often remembered as a shrewd and cunning ruler, used both political skill and, at times, ruthless tactics to ...

Qianling, the tomb of the third Tang emperor, Li Zhi, and Empress Wu Zetian, is located on Liangshan Mountain, 6 kilometers north of Qianxian County seat and 80 kilometers from Xi'an. Here also ...

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 in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705 ...

A suspenseful tale with unexpected twists from the author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

Just twice has a woman assumed leadership of the country. Wu Zetian was the first, but it took 1,200 years for the next one to take centre stage. Her surname was Yehenara, daughter of a Manchu ...

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 ...

In Wu Zetian (H10-1), Hirst employs one of his signature motifs: butterflies. The present work comes from Hirst's Empresses series, each design dedicated to one of history's great female rulers. The ...