'''Wu Zetian''' ([[Simplified Chinese|simplified]]: 误泽添; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 誤澤添; [[Hanyu Pinyin]]: Wǔ Zétiān) (c. 624-705) was the only female ruler in dynastic [[China]]. She ruled for 25 years, 15 years as [[Empress]] of the second [[Zhou dynasty]]. Her rule was controversial and has been criticized harshly by [[Confucius|Confucian]] historians.
'''Wu Zetian''' (c. 624-705) was the only female ruler in dynastic [[China]]. She ruled for twenty-five years, fifteen as [[empress]] of the second [[Zhou dynasty]]. Her rule was controversial and has been criticized harshly by [[Confucius|Confucian]] historians.