Probably the most well-known female pharaoh was Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt for two decades and constructed a plethora of imagery representing her rule. The world-famous bust of Nefertiti makes ...

But her memory lives on in the record as a legendary female pharaoh. Wu Zetian, also known as Wu Zhou, was educated – a rare thing for girls at the time – and cunning. After coming to power ...