205. Wu Zetian – China (690-705)

Update: 2025-06-01

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Iain Dale talks to historian C J Corn about the only female in the book THE DICTATORS, who he describes as “the most powerful woman the world has ever seen”.

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205. Wu Zetian – China (690-705)

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205. Wu Zetian – China (690-705)

205. Wu Zetian – China (690-705)