transitive. 1  a. To accord a share in (something) to another or others: shared her chocolate bar with a friend. 2  a. To participate in, use, enjoy, or experience jointly or in turns: share a responsibility; share a room. 3  To relate (a secret or experience, for example) to another or others.
China's Only Female Emperor. Meet Wu Zetian, first and only female Emperor of China â seen here poisoning her infant daughter. Now, thatâs actually a bit of a historical inaccuracy: the poison was used to knock off her other family members. Her young daughter, she strangled, in order to frame her rival for the throne. It worked.
It was from this location that China was ruled by the 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The emperors who lived inside the walls indulged in a life of extravagance from which they rarely left. As I traveled over the years, I learned more about the facts and stories behind the Forbidden City. Hereâs a look at some of the facts and stories I learned during my travels. At a certain period in the Ming Dynasty, story has it that the emperor had around 9000 concubines and 70,000 eunuchs. The emperor kept reports of which concubines he liked on jade tablets and would use the information to help him make requests for which concubine he wanted for the night.