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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a weekend with messy conditions, Harvard women's rugby placed second in the Emperor 7s, ultimately falling to Dartmouth in ...