Wu Zetian: A Woman Who Ruled China

A teenage concubine. A ruthless political strategist. The only woman to ever rule China as Emperor.In another Women’s Month special episode of Lit Epic History, Mina takes the lead as she and Lev unpack the extraordinary rise of Wu Zetian — the woman who climbed from the imperial harem to the Dragon Throne and ruled one of the most powerful empires on Earth. From court intrigue and ruthless power struggles to civil service reforms and a legacy still debated 1,400 years later, this is the story of the ruler history tried to turn into a cautionary tale.Because sometimes the most powerful legacy… is leaving the final verdict unwritten. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.