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Dec 14, 2020 · Society & Culture. Wu Zetian, the most controversial woman in Chinese history. For some, Wu Zetian is a brilliant statesman slandered by Confucian misogyny; for others, she’s a blood-soaked usurper who schemed her way to power. China's only empress left behind quite the legacy — and a lot of bodies. Alex Colville Published December 14, 2020.
Wu Zetian is remembered as a complex and controversial figure in Chinese history, who made significant contributions to the cultural, economic, and military development of the Tang Dynasty.
Oct 25, 2023 · Empress Dowager Cixi. One of the most controversial figures in Chinese history, Empress Dowager Cixi is often blamed for the downfall of the Qing Empire. Similar to Empress Wu, Cixi started her days as the emperor’s concubine.
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Wu Zhao (624–705), also known as Empress Wu Zetian, was the first and only woman emperor of China. With her exceptional intelligence, extraordinary competence in politics, and inordinate ambition, she ruled as the “Holy and Divine Emperor” of the Second Zhou Dynasty (690–705) for fifteen years.
Jan 25, 2016 · The Top 10. Former US President George W Bush is by far Wikipedia's most controversial person. His page has been revised 45,866 times over the past 15 years – 63% more than the next most-edited ...
Dec 28, 2015 · Although he is the founding father of the People’s Republic of China, Mao remains a controversial figure in China. Mao’s fans believe that he is a great savior, the sort of hero the world only...
Wu Zetian was a Chinese empress regnant who ruled the Zhou dynasty from 690 to 705. She is the only female monarch in Chinese history. Before ruling the Zhou dynasty, Wu Zetian had served as the de facto ruler of China from 665 to 690. Under her political and military leadership, the Chinese empire expanded beyond its former territorial limits.
