That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705) of the Tang dynasty. And to get there, she left behind a trail of bodies that even Cersei Lannister might have nodded at in respect. How did she do it?

With the level of leadership skills she had, she overthrew the Tang dynasty, and skillfully used ... a strict social hierarchy that placed women in a subordinate position. On the other hand ...

However, long before any of them, there was a woman whose wealth surpassed them all — Empress Wu Zetian of China’s Tang dynasty. Her fortune, valued at an estimated USD 16 trillion (in today ...

In the Tang Dynasty it was common practice to erect inscribed ... singing and dancing, games, ladies-in-waiting and courtiers. In technique, both lines and coloring are emphasized and in some ...

The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE ... responsible for encouraging his father to rebel in 617 by presenting him with women from the ...

designed to foster a love for Tang dynasty poetry. The Tang dynasty (618–907) is known as the golden age of Chinese literature. Its poems typically have eight lines of five or seven syllables ...