How a Nun Became China's Only Female Emperor - Wu Zetian (Part 1)

Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/zhao Enter promo code ZHAO for 83% off and 3 extra months for FREE! This video is sponsored by SurfShark. Ah yes, guess I'm officially a Historytuber now. Shout out to my Patreon GUARDIAN LIONS: Benji Sudolcan Darion do-it-out-of-spite Jose Velazquez Kakuga Kytes Universe Molly McAllister Nikolas Coates Pinkie the smart elf Info Sources: The Old Book of Tang 旧唐书 The New Book of Tang 新唐书 Tang Huiyao 唐会要 Zizhi Tongjian 资治通鉴 Meng Man Talks Wu Zetian 蒙曼说武则天    • 《百家讲坛》蒙曼 女皇武则天 01 不要问我从哪里来 20130901 | CCTV...   Empress Wu Portrait in Thumbnail: Art by 朽铂, commisioned by me C-Dramas the Actor Representations Were Taken From: Wu Zetian 武则天 (1995) Secret History of Wu Zetian 武则天秘史 (2011) Empress of China 武媚娘传奇 (2014) Peace in Palace, Peace in Changan 天下长安 (Yet to Air) Get my #1 NYT bestselling debut novel IRON WIDOW, a sci-fi reimagining of China's only female emperor Wu Zetian (with giant mechas!), out now!! http://ironwidow.com/ My Chinese Percy Jackson meets Yugioh book, ZACHARY YING AND THE DRAGON EMPEROR, is now also available! http://zacharyying.com/ Wanna vote on video topics, join my private Discord server, and get a shout-out in my future videos? Support me on Patreon!   / xiranjayzhao   Or tip me on Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/xiranjayzhao My Instagram:   / xiranjayzhao   My Twitter:   / xiranjayzhao   My TikTok:   / xiranjayzhao   My Chinese History & Culture Tweet Collections: http://xiranjayzhao.com/index.php/twe...