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 ...

Empress Wu Zetian of China's Tang Dynasty had an estimated fortune of $16 trillion worth as per today's money. She ruled with ...

another woman would rise to rule China independently, this time taking the title of “emperor.” That woman is known as Empress Wu, or Emperor Wu Zhao, and she is undoubtedly the most famous ...

While European queens like Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great are widely remembered, one powerful queen from China often ...

When we think of rich people, we always think of the Ambanis, the Musks, but did you know that long back there lived an ...

Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her ... her own newborn child – and then framed the Empress for the murder. Wu Zetian (624-705) of the Tang dynasty Wu Zetian ...