China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents released by the Foreign Ministry on Dec. 20 stated that on Dec. 17 ...

Out of over 500 emperors who ruled in China, only one of them was a woman, and it was Wu Zetian. Although she made some impressive progress while on the throne, her accomplishments are often ...

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 ...

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Operating from his base at Taiyuan in northern China, Li Yuan and his ... made one of his grandsons a puppet emperor. The following summer, he took the throne himself and proclaimed the foundation ...

Two foreigners have been detained by police as part of an investigation into the suspected desecration of the royal tomb of ...

Akihito, now emperor emeritus ... Akihito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989, and China repeatedly invited him to visit. In 1991, the Foreign Ministry considered how Prime Minister Toshiki ...

Bragg invites all passengers to embark on the expedition in search of the 5 Amazon Jewels, from Atomic Slot Lab, which is ...