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imported>Sol Pacificus While I'm sure Wu Zetian will probably be given a reference later in Dynasty in relation to the Golden Turtles, she has not been mentioned at all so far. Also while "emperor" is technically gender-neutral in Chinese hence why she is often called in English the 'first female Emperor', it is masculine in English. Correct term is 'empress regnant'. |
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Wu Zetian (Chinese: 武則天; c. 624-705) was the first and only Empress Regnant of [[China]]. After becoming empress consort to {{wiki|Emperor Gaozong of Tang|Emperor Gaozong}} of [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] in 655, she acted as the real power behind the throne for decades, ultimately deposing her son {{wiki|Emperor Ruizong of Tang|Emperor Ruizong}} in 690, declared herself empress regnant, and proclaimed the new {{wiki|Zhou dynasty (690–705)|Zhou dynasty}}. After fifteen years of draconian rule, she was herself overthrown in a coup d'état in 705, and the Tang dynasty was restored, whereupon she died some months later. | '''Wu Zetian''' (Chinese: 武則天; c. 624-705) was the first and only Empress Regnant of [[China]]. After becoming empress consort to {{wiki|Emperor Gaozong of Tang|Emperor Gaozong}} of [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] in 655, she acted as the real power behind the throne for decades, ultimately deposing her son {{wiki|Emperor Ruizong of Tang|Emperor Ruizong}} in 690, declared herself empress regnant, and proclaimed the new {{wiki|Zhou dynasty (690–705)|Zhou dynasty}}. After fifteen years of draconian rule, she was herself overthrown in a coup d'état in 705, and the Tang dynasty was restored, whereupon she died some months later. | ||
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Wu Zetian (Chinese: 武則天; c. 624-705) was the first and only Empress Regnant of China. After becoming empress consort to Emperor Gaozong of Tang in 655, she acted as the real power behind the throne for decades, ultimately deposing her son Emperor Ruizong in 690, declared herself empress regnant, and proclaimed the new Zhou dynasty. After fifteen years of draconian rule, she was herself overthrown in a coup d'état in 705, and the Tang dynasty was restored, whereupon she died some months later.