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The Iron Empress

The Iron Empress

4,8 /10 (5 Votes)
2009 KO 1 Seasons

Overview

Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power.

First air date

03/01/2009

Votes

5

Popularity

4.2

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Networks

KBS2

Original title

천추태후

Language

KO

Last air date

2009-09-27

Episodes

78

Episode runtime

65 min

Website

www.kbs.co.kr
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Season 1

78 episodes • 2009

Original Soundtrack

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ParkMin

ParkMin

2023-11-07

⭐ 3

It's called The Iron Empress so it's expected for this empress to carry certain characteristics as implied by the title but eventually everything boiled down to her being super stubborn gradually making me dislike her over time. It messed up her character value in one way or another. All of the characters that were in position of power were delusional and gullible which is exactly what the drama was built on. This is a cheap way to create melodrama to drive the drama, it's fundamentally annoying no matter how they spin it and justify it. So don't expect any clever plays by these samples. The d…

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