Why history tried to erase the most powerful woman who ever lived I Empress Wu

Wu Zetian (624–705 AD) was the only female emperor in Chinese history. Born the daughter of a timber merchant during the Tang Dynasty, she rose from a fifth-tier concubine to founding her own dynasty — the Zhou Dynasty — at the age of 65. This documentary explores her rise, her reforms, the accusations Confucian historians levelled against her, and the systematic erasure of her legacy. We examine the Qianling Mausoleum, the Longmen Grottoes, the imperial examination reforms, and the political coup of 705 AD that ended her reign.