Talk:Wu Zetian/@comment-32890230-20170920175559/@comment-175.156.160.187-20180210170231

Wu Zetian was an "emperor" because she actually sat on that throne and was addressed as such. But Cixi was only the empress, as in the mother of an emperor. She might have great political influence over the Court but she was never crowned as an emperor. There's a huge difference between them.