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The Empress Ki (2013)

Action · Drama · History

A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.

IMDb rating
8.4 (4,744 votes)
Episode average
8.3 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
KO
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.34 avg 51 episodes 8.0 → 8.4 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 124 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 75 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 70 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 63 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 61 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 56 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 57 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 54 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 52 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 53 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 50 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 49 votesEp 13: 8.4 · 48 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 46 votesEp 15: 8.3 · 45 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 46 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 47 votesEp 18: 8.3 · 49 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 49 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 47 votesEp 21: 8.0 · 50 votesEp 22: 7.7 · 46 votesEp 23: 8.1 · 44 votesEp 24: 8.7 · 45 votesEp 25: 8.4 · 43 votesEp 26: 8.6 · 45 votesEp 27: 8.4 · 43 votesEp 28: 8.3 · 43 votesEp 29: 8.4 · 42 votesEp 30: 8.3 · 42 votesEp 31: 8.5 · 43 votesEp 32: 8.3 · 42 votesEp 33: 7.9 · 44 votesEp 34: 8.6 · 43 votesEp 35: 8.6 · 41 votesEp 36: 8.7 · 41 votesEp 37: 8.8 · 50 votesEp 38: 8.5 · 41 votesEp 39: 8.1 · 41 votesEp 40: 8.2 · 41 votesEp 41: 8.3 · 44 votesEp 42: 8.3 · 43 votesEp 43: 8.2 · 44 votesEp 44: 8.1 · 41 votesEp 45: 8.1 · 41 votesEp 46: 8.6 · 42 votesEp 47: 8.4 · 45 votesEp 48: 8.6 · 41 votesEp 49: 8.6 · 47 votesEp 50: 8.6 · 60 votesEp 51: 8.4 · 53 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Episode #1.18.0124
2Episode #1.28.575
3Episode #1.38.670
4Episode #1.48.463
5Episode #1.58.161
6Episode #1.67.956
7Episode #1.78.557
8Episode #1.88.354
9Episode #1.98.252
10Episode #1.108.453
11Episode #1.118.250
12Episode #1.128.349
13Episode #1.138.448
14Episode #1.148.246
15Episode #1.158.345
16Episode #1.168.246
17Episode #1.178.147
18Episode #1.188.349
19Episode #1.198.649
20Episode #1.208.547
21Episode #1.218.050
22Episode #1.227.746
23Episode #1.238.144
24Episode #1.248.745
25Episode #1.258.443
26Episode #1.268.645
27Episode #1.278.443
28Episode #1.288.343
29Episode #1.298.442
30Episode #1.308.342
31Episode #1.318.543
32Episode #1.328.342
33Episode #1.337.944
34Episode #1.348.643
35Episode #1.358.641
36Episode #1.368.741
37Episode #1.378.850
38Episode #1.388.541
39Episode #1.398.141
40Episode #1.408.241
41Episode #1.418.344
42Episode #1.428.343
43Episode #1.438.244
44Episode #1.448.141
45Episode #1.458.141
46Episode #1.468.642
47Episode #1.478.445
48Episode #1.488.641
49Episode #1.498.647
50Episode #1.508.660
51Episode #1.518.453

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