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Yes. Empress Wu Zetian was China's only female emperor. She was from the Tang Dynasty.

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Were women ever emperor of china?

Yes they did. The first female emperor of China was Wu Zetian, who took over the power of Tang Dynasty between 690 and 705. She was the only female formally claimed the throne of emperor in Chinese history. Through several other strong woman acted as effectual ruler of the Chinese Empire from time to time usually on behalf of their sons.


Who was the only Chinese women to ever rule her own was whom?

Wu Zetian was both a famous empress and the only female emperor in Chinese feudal history. She was the empress of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD). She was in power for 47 years and ruled the empire as emperor for 16 years.


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The emperor of China who began construction on the Great Wall of China was **Qin Shi Huang**. He was *China’s first emperor** and founded the **Qin Dynasty*.


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Yes, her name is Wu Zetian."She was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Empress Regnant. As de facto ruler of China first through her husband and her sons from 665 to 690, not unprecedented in Chinese history, she then broke all precedents when she founded her own dynasty in 690, the Zhou (周) (interrupting the Tang Dynasty), and ruled personally under the name Sacred and Divine Empress Regnant (聖神皇帝) and variations thereof from 690 to 705." - Wikipedia.She usurp the throne without starting a war. Scary.

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