When we think of rich people, we always think of the Ambanis, the Musks, but did you know that long back there lived an ...

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

Here, series presenter Rana Mitter tells the story of Wu Zetian, the female Emperor. Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705 ...

He also expressed a desire to create a Roman senate comprised solely of women. There Is Even More to the Emperor’s Story Elagabalus became emperor with the help of his grandmother, Julia Maesa ...

These same records also reveal that she adopted a personal pronoun – “zhen 朕,” otherwise known as the Chinese “royal we” – that was reserved for the exclusive use of the emperor. In my recent book, ...

Once in place, he was fairly successful, but his poor taste in women would prove his undoing. Nobody expected Claudius to become emperor. Although he was the only surviving heir of Augustus and ...

The abdication of Emperor Akihito has reignited debate on Japan's male-only succession rule. The BBC's Mariko Oi explains how the future of Japan's imperial family, one of the oldest in the world ...