Wu Zetian was the first, but it took 1,200 years for ... edicts "from behind the curtains" that she and Dowager Empress Cian would rule China jointly until her son, Tongzhi, was of age.

Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own ... she killed her own newborn child – and then framed the Empress for the murder. Wu Zetian (624-705) of the Tang dynasty ...

Empress of China dogwoods need moderately moist soil, but they won't do well in saturated soils. Water deeply when you first plant and continue to water regularly until the tree is established.