In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

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 ...

In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

In sixth-century China ... know her birth name or in what year she was born, but they do know that she served as empress dowager between 515 and 528. As the spouse of a ruling emperor prior ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In sixth-century China, a woman known ... Historians do not know her birth name or in what year she was born, but they do know that she served as empress dowager between 515 and 528 ...