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A Woman to Know: Wu Zetian

A Woman to Know: Wu Zetian

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Julia Carpenter
Apr 12, 2016
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All fell before her moth brows. — poet Luo Binwang

(image via Wikimedia Commons)


Wu Zetian is the only woman in Chinese history to rule in her own name. And she didn't rule as "Empress"; she claimed the title "Emperor."

Wu rose to prominence via the power of her "moth brows" and skills of flirtation. She was a concubine to one emperor, and then charmed…

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