Until he was nearly seventy years old, he had reigned for 50 years (140 BC-87 BC), being one of the longest-reigning emperors in China 's history. During the reign of Emperor Wu Di, the Han ...
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 ...
Huangling County is located on the Loess Plateau of northwest China in Shaanxi Province ... tall terrace said to have been built by Emperor Wu Di (140-87 BC) of the Han Dynasty for prayer and ...
Wu Zhao - noble, beautiful and well-educated - became the concubine of the elderly Emperor Taizong at the age of 14. She soon attracted the attention of the Emperor's heir, Li Zhi, who made her ...