Emperor Wu Zhao and Her Pantheon of Devis, Divinities, and Dynastic Mothers

Norman H. Rothschild

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Wu Zhao (624-705), better known as Wu Zetian or Empress Wu, is the only woman to have ruled China as emperor over the course of its 5,000-year history. How did she-in a predominantly patriarchal and androcentric society-ascend the dragon throne? Exploring…