She rose from a teenage concubine to become the only woman to rule China under her own name. But was Wu Zetian a visionary leader or a ruthless tyrant?

In 690AD, she forced him to step down, declaring herself the founding emperor of a new Zhou dynasty, and taking the name Wu Zetian. But as brutal as her rise to power undoubtedly was ...

Unravel the riveting saga of Lady Wu. From the allure of the palace and a romance with the Prince Regent, she plummeted to the depths of a Buddhist convent, shorn of her hair and her imperial dreams ...

Wu Zetian is a Chinese television series based ... It was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 1995 and subsequently aired by television stations in other countries.

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 ...