Wu Zetian, the only woman to officially rule as emperor of China, amassed an estimated fortune of $16 trillion, exceeding the ...

In 221 BCE, King Ying Zheng of Qin conquered the rival warring states and established the Qin empire as Qin Shi Huangdi (The ...

Wu Zetian’s influence across Central Asia helped boost trade, particularly in valuable commodities like silk and tea, which ...

According to Chinese tradition, Chinese civilization is 5,000 years old, though the ancient China of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou ...

These historical precedents demonstrate that when East Asia is united by a vision of shared progress, it can scale ...

She was often remembered as a shrewd and cunning ruler, used both political skill and, at times, ruthless tactics to ...