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The Iron Empress

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: January 3, 2009
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 78
  • Networks: KBS2
  • Genres: Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure
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The Iron Empress(2009)

TMDB Rating: 4.8 (5 votes)

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.

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Season 1

78 episodes • 2009

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Epsiode 1Jan 3, 20090.0
2Episode 2Jan 4, 20090.0
3Episode 3Jan 10, 20090.0
4Episode 4Jan 11, 20040.0
5Episode 5Jan 17, 20090.0
6Episode 6Jan 18, 20090.0
7Episode 7Jan 24, 20090.0
8Episode 8Jan 25, 20090.0
9Episode 9Jan 31, 20090.0
10Episode 10Feb 1, 20090.0
11Episode 11Feb 7, 20090.0
12Episode 12Feb 8, 20090.0
13Episode 13Feb 14, 20090.0
14Episode 14Feb 15, 20090.0
15Episode 15Feb 21, 20090.0
16Episode 16Feb 22, 20090.0
17Episode 17Feb 28, 20090.0
18Episode 18Mar 1, 20090.0
19Episode 19Mar 7, 20090.0
20Episode 20Mar 8, 20090.0
21Episode 21Mar 14, 20090.0
22Episode 22Mar 15, 20090.0
23Episode 23Mar 21, 20090.0
24Episode 24Mar 22, 20090.0
25Episode 25Mar 28, 20090.0
26Episode 26Mar 29, 20090.0
27Episode 27Apr 4, 20090.0
28Episode 28Apr 5, 20090.0
29Episode 29Apr 11, 20090.0
30Episode 30Apr 12, 20090.0
31Episode 31Apr 18, 20090.0
32Episode 32Apr 19, 20090.0
33Episode 33Apr 25, 20090.0
34Episode 34Apr 26, 20090.0
35Episode 35May 2, 20090.0
36Episode 36May 3, 20090.0
37Episode 37May 9, 20090.0
38Episode 38May 10, 20090.0
39Episode 39May 16, 20090.0
40Episode 40May 17, 20090.0
41Episode 41May 23, 20090.0
42Episode 42May 24, 20090.0
43Episode 43May 30, 20090.0
44Episode 44May 31, 20090.0
45Episode 45Jun 6, 20090.0
46Episode 46Jun 7, 20090.0
47Episode 47Jun 13, 20090.0
48Episode 48Jun 14, 20090.0
49Episode 49Jun 20, 20090.0
50Episode 50Jun 21, 20090.0
51Episode 51Jun 27, 20090.0
52Episode 52Jun 28, 20090.0
53Episode 53Jul 4, 20090.0
54Episode 54Jul 5, 20090.0
55Episode 55Jul 11, 20090.0
56Episode 56Jul 12, 20090.0
57Episode 57Jul 18, 20090.0
58Episode 58Jul 19, 20090.0
59Episode 59Jul 25, 20090.0
60Episode 60Jul 26, 20090.0
61Episode 61Aug 1, 20090.0
62Episode 62Aug 2, 20090.0
63Episode 63Aug 8, 20090.0
64Episode 64Aug 9, 20090.0
65Episode 65Aug 15, 20090.0
66Episode 66Aug 16, 20090.0
67Episode 67Aug 22, 20090.0
68Episode 68Aug 23, 20090.0
69Episode 69Aug 29, 20090.0
70Episode 70Aug 30, 20090.0
71Episode 71Sep 5, 20090.0
72Episode 72Sep 6, 20090.0
73Episode 73Sep 12, 20090.0
74Episode 74Sep 13, 20090.0
75Episode 75Sep 19, 20090.0
76Episode 76Sep 20, 20090.0
77Episode 77Sep 26, 20090.0
78Episode 78Sep 27, 20090.0

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