Long may she reign

Empress Wu


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Out of thousands of years of Chinese history only one women managed to rule China independently. Wu has been written off as a power hungry usurper but she was also one of China’s best rulers and did many great things for the country. Join me and my bestie Lindsey to uncover the life of China’s only Empress. Bibliography
Magazine, Smithsonian. "The Demonization of Empress Wu." Smithsonian.com. August 10, 2012. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-demonization-of-empress-wu-20743091/.
Mark, Emily. "Wu Zetian." World History Encyclopedia. April 29, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/Wu_Zetian/.
"Wu Zetian." Wikipedia. April 16, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Zetian.
"Wu Zhao: Ruler of Tang Dynasty China." Association for Asian Studies. May 19, 2020. https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/wu-zhao-ruler-of-tang-dynasty-china/.
Www.facebook.com/historyofroyalwomen. "Empress Regnant of the Zhou Dynasty - Wu Zetian." History of Royal Women. June 14, 2020. https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/wu-zetian/empress-regnant-zhou-dynasty-wu-zetian/.
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Long may she reignBy Ayden Fitzgerald

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