Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705 ...

Anicia Juliana was a Byzantine woman who managed to conquer the fields of architecture, using her massive wealth and noble lineage.

The only female pharaoh before her was Sobekneferu ... power - she would have given Cersei Lannister a run for her money. Emperor Wu is the only woman to have ruled China in her own right.

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

urging Japan to revise the male-only succession rule under the Imperial House Law to allow a female emperor. The 1947 law, which largely preserves conservative pre-war family values, only allows a ...

Furthermore, 71 percent said they supported the children of a female emperor and male commoner inheriting the throne, with 15 percent opposed. Koizumi attempted to revise the Imperial Household ...