In all of Chinese history, only one woman has ruled in her own name as empress regnant. From A.D. 665, when she and her husband the Emperor Gaozong effectively took joint control of the imperial court ...

According to TOI, Wu Zetian's net worth is estimated to be around $16 trillion. She holds a unique place in history as the richest woman ever recorded. The Power and Controversy of Empress Wu ...

Wu Zetian: Finally Emperor - Chinese History. Posted: February 25, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025. The capital pulsates with strange signs and foreboding omens as Emperor Gaozong, lying on his ...

Wu Zetian (AD 624-705), however, succeeded in treading on the forbidden zone to become the only female monarch in China's 5,000-year history. A portrait of Wu Zetian [Photo/Longmen Grottoes on WeChat] ...

Wu Zetian was China’s first empress, which outraged men ‘BRAZEN’ | Excerpts from a forthcoming graphic novel highlighting women throughout history. January 16, 2018. By The Lily News.

As a result, she received a love that Wu Zetian’s other children didn’t.” These descriptions, written a few centuries after the Princess’ death, raise a question that has fascinated her modern fans: ...

The drama, also known as The Saga of Wu Zetian, and broadcast on Hunan Satellite Television, is among the most expensive TV programme ever made in the country, costing a reported 300 million yuan ...

A two-part television programme featuring the mausoleum of Wu Zetian, China's only ruling empress, will be aired on CCTV 10 at 9:25 pm on Saturday and Sunday evening. Each part will last 42 minutes.

The Longmen Grottoes remain one of the most sacred places in China. Which is why they were a perfect place for Wu Zetian, the country's first female ruler, to make a statement about her power.

Wu (she is always known by her surname) has every claim to be considered a great empress. She held power, in one guise or another, for more than half a century, first as consort of the ineffectual ...