Were any women ever emperors of China?
1 Answer
Apr 21, 2016
Wu Zetian ruled as Emperor of China from 690 to 705 AD
Explanation:
Confucian beliefs opposed the idea that any woman could be an emperor. However, shortly after Wu Zetian married the Emperor Kao Tsung, he suffered a stroke and Wu Zetian assumed (unofficial) control of China in his name.
Later, after Kao's death, when Wu and Kao's son abdicated, Wu Zetian was proclaimed Emperor.