In the very long history of China, it has had exactly one female ruler.

She was a woman who managed, against all odds, to inch her way closer to power over a period of years until she reached a point where she could claim power for herself.

By all accounts, she was beautiful, brilliant, cunning, and absolutely ruthless.

Learn more about Wu Zetian, China’s only female emperor, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Wu Zetian: China’s Only Female Emperor