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Wu Zetian
ཝུའུ་ཙེ་ཐེན། bo 武則天 zh
Founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690
- Child of Wu Shihuo and Yang
- Married to Emperor Gaozong of Tang
- Dated 17 February 624 CE – 16 December 705 CE
Overview
founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690Wikidata record description. Read Wu Zetian in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Belonged to
Offices held 1
- 16 October 690 CE – 21 February 705 CE Emperor of China Succeeded Emperor Ruizong of Tang · Succeeded by Emperor Zhongzong of Tang
Family tree
The family as a list · 15
Family 15
- child of (father) Wu Shihuo father of Wu Zetian
- child of (mother) Yang noblewoman; mother of Wu Zetian
- of the house Tang dynasty empire in the China proper between 618 and 907 AD
- of the house Zhou dynasty dynasty of Ancient Chinese kings (王) lasting from c. 1046 to 256 BC
- parent of (child) Emperor Ruizong of Tang emperor of the Tang Dynasty
- parent of (child) Emperor Zhongzong of Tang emperor of the Tang Dynasty
- parent of (child) Li Hong Tang Dynasty crown prince
- parent of (child) Li Xian Tang Dynasty crown prince
- parent of (child) Princess Si of Anding daughter of Wu Zetian
- parent of (mother) Princess Taiping Chinese princess (665-713)
- parent of (child) Wu Shi possibly daughter of Wu Sansi, or daughter of Princess Taiping and Wu Youji
- sibling of Wu Shun Lady of Han during the Tang Dynasty
- sibling of Wu Yuanqing brother of Wu Zetian
- sibling of Wu Yuanshuang Tang dynasty person CBDB = 24644
- married to Emperor Gaozong of Tang Emperor of the Tang Dynasty (628-683) (r. 649-683)
What the records tie them to
Founded, supported, associated with — as third parties recorded it.
Connections
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