Empress Ki (Ha Ji-won) follows the ambitious path of a Goryeo-born woman who ascends to the throne and marries Emperor Toghon Temur (Ji Chang-wook) of the Mongul Empire to become empress of the Chinese Yuan dynasty, losing her first love, Wang Yoo (Joo Jin-mo) in the process.
| Directed by: | Han Hee, Lee Sung-joon |
| Written by: | Jang Young-chul, Jung Kyung-soon |
| Starring: | Ha Ji-won, Joo Jin-mo, Ji Chang-wook, Hyun Seung-min, Ahn Do-gyu, Baek Jin-hee |
| Extended Cast: | Kim Ji-han, Kim Seo-hyung, Jeon Gook-hwan, Kim Jung-hyun, Cha Do-jin, Kim Young-ho, Lee Jae-yong, Kim Myung-gook, Lee Won-jong, Lee Moon-sik, Yoon Yong-hyun, Jung Woong-in, Choi Moo-sung, Kwon Oh-joong, Kim Hyung-bum, Song Kyung-chul, Jeon Se Hyun, Yoon A-jung, Lee Ji-hyun, Jo Jae-yoon,Yoo In-young - Yeon Bi-soo / Batoru Seo Yi-sook - Court lady Seo Cha Kwang-soo - Go Yong-bo Park Ha-na - Woo-hee Kim Mu-young - Na-moo Kim Jin-sung - Prince Maha Sul Wo Hyung - young Prince Maha Kim Jin-woo - Biligtü Khan Lee Shi-woo - young Biligtü Khan Special appearances Kwon Tae-won - King Chungsuk Ryu Hyun-kyung - Princess Kyung-hwa Shin Seung-hwan - Kwebo Kim Myung-soo - Ki Ja-oh (Gi Ja-oh) Han Hye-rin - Lady Park Lee Eung-kyung - Court Lady Noh Oh Kwang-rok - Heuk-soo Shim Yi-young - fortune teller (Episode 28) Park Hae-mi - shaman (Episodes 34-35) Lim Ju-eun |
| Original network: | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release: | 28 October 2013 – 29 April 2014 |
| No. of episodes: | 51 |
| Running Time: | 60 minutes |
| Executive producer(s): | Joo Sung-woo |
| Producer(s): | Cho Yoon-jung |
| Production Company(s): | Victory Contents |
| Distributor: | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Source: | MBC |
