| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:monarchy gptkb:regency
 gptkb:Queen_consort
 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Wu_Zetian gptkb:Wu_Hou
 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 624 
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                                | gptkbp:birthName | gptkb:Wu_Zhao 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China 
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                                | gptkbp:burialPlace | gptkb:Qianling_Mausoleum 
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                                | gptkbp:children | gptkb:Emperor_Zhongzong_of_Tang gptkb:Emperor_Ruizong_of_Tang
 gptkb:Princess_Taiping
 
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                                | gptkbp:deathDate | 705 
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                                | gptkbp:deathPlace | gptkb:Luoyang,_China 
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                                | gptkbp:dynasty | gptkb:Tang_dynasty gptkb:Zhou_dynasty_(Wu_Zhou)
 
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                                | gptkbp:eraName | gptkb:Ruizong gptkb:Shenlong
 gptkb:Chang'an
 gptkb:Tianshou
 gptkb:Wansui_Dengfeng
 gptkb:Zhangshou
 Tiance
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasTemple | none (unusual for Chinese emperors) 
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                                | gptkbp:notableAchievement | only female emperor in Chinese history founded Zhou dynasty (690–705)
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableEvent | 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 | promoted meritocracy expanded civil service examination system
 reduced power of aristocracy
 supported Buddhism
 
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                                | gptkbp:posthumousName | gptkb:Empress_Zetian_Shunsheng 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Emperor_Gaozong_of_Tang 
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                                | gptkbp:reign | 690–705 (as emperor) 665–690 (as empress dowager and regent)
 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:Buddhism 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Emperor_Taizong_of_Tang gptkb:Emperor_Gaozong_of_Tang
 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Emperor_Zhongzong_of_Tang 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Emperor_Wu_of_Southern_Qi gptkb:Empress_dowager_of_Tang
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Empress Dowager Wu 
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