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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:regency
Queen consort
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Wu_Zetian
gptkb:Wu_Hou
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gptkbp:birthDate
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624
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gptkbp:birthName
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gptkb:Wu_Zhao
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Qianling_Mausoleum
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Emperor_Zhongzong_of_Tang
gptkb:Emperor_Ruizong_of_Tang
gptkb:Princess_Taiping
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gptkbp:deathDate
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705
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Luoyang,_China
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gptkbp:dynasty
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gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkb:Zhou_dynasty_(Wu_Zhou)
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gptkbp:eraName
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gptkb:Ruizong
gptkb:Shenlong
gptkb:Chang'an
gptkb:Tianshou
gptkb:Wansui_Dengfeng
gptkb:Zhangshou
Tiance
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gptkbp:hasTemple
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none (unusual for Chinese emperors)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Empress Dowager Wu
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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only female emperor in Chinese history
founded Zhou dynasty (690–705)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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deposed and exiled her own sons
patronized literature and arts
ruled as emperor under the name Shengshen Huangdi
used secret police to eliminate rivals
usurped Tang throne
commissioned the construction of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
her reign marked by both prosperity and political purges
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gptkbp:notableReform
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promoted meritocracy
expanded civil service examination system
reduced power of aristocracy
supported Buddhism
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gptkbp:posthumousName
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gptkb:Empress_Zetian_Shunsheng
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Emperor_Gaozong_of_Tang
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gptkbp:reign
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690–705 (as emperor)
665–690 (as empress dowager and regent)
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Emperor_Taizong_of_Tang
gptkb:Emperor_Gaozong_of_Tang
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Emperor_Zhongzong_of_Tang
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Emperor_Wu_of_Southern_Qi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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