Wuting for the People: The Societal Reforms of Wu Zetian

(Shangguan Wan’er, promoted to prime minister during Wu’s reign (Women of History, 2013)) We have already discussed how Wu Zetian funded various religious projects to improve public perception of her rule (see here), but this tactic did not stop with religion. Throughout Wu’s reign, she used social reforms as a tactic to not only improve …