30: China’s Only Female Emperor

Morgan and Emileigh dive into the story of Wu Zetian, China's first and only female emperor. She was as cruel as she was intelligent, and never stopped reaching for her goal. This episode has intense mentions of death and suicide - take care while listening. 

 

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Sources: 

Xiran Jay Zhao: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OoXMpJKAuo & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNjVyQpG_wI 

https://www.worldhistory.org/Wu_Zetian/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_Zetian 

Music by Sergei Chetvertnykh and AntipodeanWriter from Pixabay