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Femme Fatale Wu Zetian
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:09:54
Publish Date: 2026-04-19 03:00:02
Description: Wu Zetian entered the Tang court as a teenage concubine in 638. By 690, she'd murdered her way to the Dragon Throne — the only woman in Chinese history to rule as Emperor. She stuffed rivals into wine jars, built a secret police, and spent her final years afraid of house cats.

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