Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The face of a Chinese emperor who lived around 1,500 years ago has been reconstructed by a team of researchers, revealing ...

A legitimate ruler for 15 years – but de facto leader for years more than that – Wu Zetian is remembered as a complex ...

China’s Emperor of Evil is a documentary film directed by Stephen Finnigan. The film follows a team of archaeologists as they embark on a journey to uncover the truth behind the legacy of Wu Zetian, ...

(CNN) — Ancient DNA recovered from the remains of a sixth century Chinese emperor who ruled during the country’s dark ages has shed some light on what the leader may have looked like. (CNN) — Ancient ...

For thousands of years, Chinese Emperors maintained harems with numerous wives, selecting concubines from among the noble and peasant classes. During the Ming dynasty, thousands of women were chosen ...

Neanderthals. Egyptian mummies. King Richard the III. Science continues to bring historic faces to view in extraordinary detail. The latest: an influential 6th century emperor whose DNA has yielded ...

Jiajing, twelfth Chinese emperor of the Ming dynasty, ascended the throne in an unusual way: by decision of the government, after his predecessor—and cousin—died without leaving descendants. He had to ...

In the 1950s, a British communist collected Imperial treasures while living in Beijing. They're up for auction after decades of obscurity.