| Empress Cheonchu (천추태후, 千秋太后) |
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| Format | Drama Historical |
| Directed by | Shin Chang Suk Hwang In Hyuk |
| Starring | Chae Shi-ra Kim Suk Hoon Choi Jae-sung Lee Duk Hwa Shin Ae Im Hyuk |
| Opening theme | "Opening" (various artists) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Jin Hyung Wook |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Saturday & Sunday at 21:30 |
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| Original channel | KBS2 |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Original run | January 3, 2009 – September 27, 2009 |
Empress Cheonchu (천추태후, 千秋太后) (Alternate Title: The Iron Empress) is the title of a South Korean television historical drama based on the actual historical person.
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The drama is based on the historical Dowager Queen Empress Cheonchu of the Goryeo, who fought against the Liao Dynasty in order to achieve her Grandmother's personal dream of reclaiming old lands lost over the years to other associated tribes and countries such as the Silla and Khitans.
The series largely revolves around her desire to influence and win back her son later known as Mokjong from her brother Seongjong when he decided to have his nephew succeed him as ruler. Seongjong deemed her unacceptable to raise the boy in preparation of his future as king and has his barren wife raise the boy as their son.
This causes a lot of conflict between Seongjong and his sister despite their continual working together to maintain the country from external and internal threats such as the Khitan invasion and various royal court intrigues and power struggles.
There are several liberties taken in the series the most obvious is that Mokjong is depicted as having epilepsy which is part of the reason General Gang Jo later removes him from ruling the country. There are no known facts supporting that the historical Mokjong had epilepsy.