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 ...

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 ...

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 official, who in 1851, at the age of 16, became the emperor's ...

However, the creative team soon encountered their biggest challenge — historical records of women are far less comprehensive ...