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Historians say she was a stubborn child who reportedly spurned traditional womens pursuits, instead preferring to read and learn about politics. Mourning the death of his chief wife, the middleaged taizong sought solace in his young handmaidens. Wu zetian a womans journey to rule history channel. She grew up in a wealthy aristocratic family and her father was a high ranking minister in the government. Wu zetain, the only female emperor in chinas history. Actress song jia plays the role of wu zetian in the movie. During her long reign totaling 50 years, the empire became relatively stable, peaceful, powerful, and prosperous. Secret history of empress wu ep 8 eng sub 2011 chinese drama. Full episodes of secret history of empress wu 2011. Also, some of the sources that i am looking at differ, and this page will be updated once i get a better grasp of what exactly happened. Game of thrones producer sets historical drama series. Although only or 14 years old at the time, she also attracted the interest of goazong, heir apparent to taizong. Horrible histories empress wu zetian 2015 jurassic roz 2014 babylon carly 2014. Detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame movie.
Masters, the empress saw sex and power as being closely related. With winston chao, jiming chen, gillian chung, chong ding. Detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame on apple tv. Wu zetian was born into a welltodo merchant family in the waning days of the reign of the first tang emperor. The empress of the dynasty, 1985 taiwanese television. Photos from secret history of wu zetian 15 comments. With li hua li, chun yen, lei zhao, diana chungwen chang.