The concubine who became empress of all china-! - wu zetian - china's formidable concubine empress

This video examines the life of Wu Zetian, China's only female emperor. It analyzes her strategic ascent from a low-ranking concubine to the founder of the Wu Zhou dynasty, detailing her use of political purges, religious manipulation, and administrative reforms to dismantle the Confucian patriarchy and maintain absolute power until her eventual deposition.