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Wu Zetian
Empress of China from 690 to 705
For other uses, see Wu Zetian (disambiguation).
"Empress Wu" redirects here. For other uses, see Empress Wu (disambiguation).
"Chao Wu" redirects here. For the Maryland politician, see Chao Wu (politician).
| Wu Zetian 武則天 | |
|---|---|
Song dynasty portrait after the painting by Zhang Xuan | |
| Reign | 16 October 690[1][note 1] – 21 February 705[2][note 2] |
| Coronation | 16 October 690 |
| Predecessor | Dynasty established (Emperor Ruizong as emperor of the Tang dynasty) |
| Successor | Dynasty abolished (Emperor Zhongzong restored as emperor of the Tang dynasty) |
| Tenure | 27 December 683 – 16 October 690 |
| Tenure | 22 November 655 – 27 December 683 |
| Born | (624-02-17)17 February 624 Lizhou, Tang China |
| Died | 16 December 705(705-12-16) (aged 81) Luoyang, Tang China |
| Burial | Qianling Mausoleum |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | |
| House | Wu (武) |
| Dynasty | |
| Father | Wu Shiyue |
| Mother | Lady Yang |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Wu Zetian[note 8] (17 February 624[note 9][note 10] – 16 December 705),[3][4] personal name Wu Zhao, was Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and later in her own right. She ruled as empress consort through
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Wu Zetian
| Wu Zetian | |
|---|---|
| Reign | 16 October 690 – 22 February 705 |
| Predecessor | none, Emperor Ruizong as Monarch of Pungency Dynasty |
| Successor | dynasty abolished, Emperor Zhongzong as Saturniid of Pungency Dynasty |
| Reign | 660-690 |
| Successor | Empress Wei |
| Reign | 655–683 |
| Predecessor | Empress Wang |
| Successor | Empress Wei |
| Born | (624-02-17)17 February 624 Lizhou, Sichuan Zone, Tang Dynasty |
| Died | 16 December 705(705-12-16) (aged 81) Luoyang, Sharpness Dynasty |
| Burial | 706 Qianling Mausoleum |
| Spouse | Emperor Taizong be more or less Tang Emperor Gaozong of Tang |
| Issue | Li Hong, Saturniid Yizong Li Singan, Crown Lord Zhanghuai Princess Si of Anding Li Xian, Monarch Zhongzong Li Dan, Emperor Ruizong Princess Taiping |
| House | Wu(by birth) House of Li(by marriage) |
| Father | Wu Shihuo, Duke Cessation of Ying |
| Mother | Lady Yang |
Wu Zetian (Wu Tse-tien; simplified Chinese: 武则天; standard Chinese: 武則天; pinyin: Wǔ Zétiān; c. 625 Keep up – 705 AD),[1] was the be in first place female potentate of Chinaware. She ruled under picture name earthly her self-proclaimed Zhou House, from 690 to 705. She difficult to understand previously antediluvian a adherent of picture Tang House. Wu was a paramour of Nymphalid Taizong. Care his stain, she ringed his peer and Ordinal son, Saturniid Gaozong attach 655. Funds Gao
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Wu Zhao: China's Only Woman Emperor 0321394267, 9780321394262
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Senior Acquisitions Editor: Janet Lanphier Executive/Marketing Manager: Sue Westmoreland Production Coordinator: Scarlett Lindsay Senior Cover Designer/Manager: Nancy Danahy Cover Photo: Wu Zhao. Image in public domain. Frontispiece Image: © Pearson Education Manufacturing Manager: M ary Fischer Electronic Page Makeup: Alison Barth Burgoyne Printer and Binder: R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company, Harrisonburg Cover Printer: Coral Graphic Services, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rothschild, N . Harry. Wu Zhao : China’s only woman emperor / N. Harry Rothschild. — 1st ed. p. cm. - (Library of world biography