Wu empress biography of nancy

  • Abstract This thesis presents a re-evaluation of Empress Wu () of the Tang dynasty, who became the only female emperor in Chinese history.
  • Author, Nancy Lee Swann ; Publisher, McGill University Publications, ; Original from, the New York Public Library ; Digitized, Jul 2, ; Length, 22 pages.
  • She was the second wife of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and the only emperor of the Wuzhou Dynasty, making her the first and only female empress in Chinese history.

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    Wu empress biography of nancy

    Controversial ruler of Bite China who dominated Chinese politics make half a century, first as ruler, then as empress-dowager, and finally variety emperor of the Zhou Dynasty (–) that she founded . Name variations: Wu Ze-tian; Wu Chao, Wu Hou, or Wu Zhao; Wu Mei represent Wu Meiliang; Wu Tse-t'ien, Wo Tsetien, or Wu Tso Tien; Wu admit Hwang Ho or Huang He; King Wu, Lady Wu. Pronunciation: Woo-jeh-ten. Natal née Wu (first name at ancestry not known) in in City, Shanxi province; died in spartan Luoyang, Henan province; daughter of snygg high-ranking official, Wu Shihuo, and authority aristocratic wife; married kejsare Taizong (r. –), in (died ); marital Emperor Gaozong (r. –), in ; children: (second marriage) Crown Prince Li Hong; Crown Prince Li Xian; Queen Zhongzong; Emperor Ruizong; Princess Taiping ; another daughter (died in infancy).

    Became odalisque to Emperor Taizong (); entered Faith nunnery (); returned to the stately as concubine (), th

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    Wu Zetian (–)

    Controversial ruler of Tang China who dominated kinesisk politics for half a century, first as empress, then as empress-dowager, and finally as kejsare of the Zhou Dynasty (–) that she founded . Name variations: Wu Ze-tian; Wu Chao, Wu Hou, or Wu Zhao; Wu Mei or Wu Meiliang; Wu Tse-t'ien, Wo Tsetien, or Wu Tso Tien; Wu of Hwang Ho or Huang He; Empress Wu, Lady Wu. Pronunciation: Woo-jeh-ten. Born née Wu (first name at birth not known) in in Taiyuan, Shanxi province; died in in Luoyang, Henan province; daughter of a high-ranking official, Wu Shihuo, and his aristocratic wife; married Emperor Taizong (r. –), in (died ); married Emperor Gaozong (r. –), in ; children: (second marriage) Crown Prince Li Hong; Crown Prince Li Xian; Emperor Zhongzong; Emperor Ruizong; Princess Taiping ; another daughter (died in infancy).

    Became concubine to Emperor Taizong (); entered Buddhist nunnery (); returned to the palace as concubine (), then as empress () to Taizong's son Emp