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 ...

Wu Zetian was a fifth-grade concubine in the Chinese royal harem in the 7th century who rose to become China's only empress. This is how she used Buddhism and Nalanda-trained scholars to capture ...

Empress Wu. SCMP said Wu fought continuously to maintain her influence and in many ways, was ruthless. In 657, Emperor Gaozong's son died and the blame came on Empress Wu, ...

Was China’s Empress Wu the richest woman ever? Played by Fan Bingbing in Empress of China, she would have had US$16 trillion today – much more than L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers ...

The daughter of Empress Wu Zetian — the only woman ever to rule China in her own name — Princess Taiping was a formidable politician, but most Chinese know her story only from sudsy TV dramas like the ...

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Empress Wu ruled during the Tang dynasty (618–907 AD) and officially held power from 690 to 705 AD. She accumulated her massive fortune through strict control over the empire’s resources, ...

Wu returned as the Empress Dowager and eliminated her rivals. After Li Zhi's death, Wu continued to control politics, even deposing his successor, Li Zhe, ...

That woman is known as Empress Wu, or Emperor Wu Zhao, and she is undoubtedly the most famous woman in all of Chinese history. Numerous historical sources attest to her life, work and rule.