Empress Wu

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Wu_Zetian
gptkb:Wu_Hou
gptkbp:birthDate 624
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Wu_Zhao
gptkbp:birthPlace Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Qianling_Mausoleum
gptkbp:children gptkb:Li_Dan
gptkb:Li_Xian
gptkb:Princess_Taiping
gptkb:Li_Hong
gptkb:Li_Xian_(second_son)
gptkbp:deathDate 705
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Luoyang,_Henan,_China
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Tang_Dynasty
gptkb:Zhou_Dynasty_(Wu_Zhou)
gptkbp:eraName gptkb:Ruizong
gptkb:Shenlong
gptkb:Tianshou
gptkb:Wansui_Dengfeng
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Zetian_Huanghou
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Empress Wu
gptkbp:legacy Controversial figure in Chinese history
Symbol of female power in China
Subject of many literary and artistic works
gptkbp:notableAchievement Only female emperor in Chinese history
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Ordered_compilation_of_Biographies_of_Notable_Women
Changed the Chinese character for 'Heaven' in her reign
Ordered construction of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
Created new Chinese characters
Faced several rebellions during her reign
Founded Zhou Dynasty (690–705)
Ordered construction of the Longmen Grottoes
Patronized literature and arts
Proclaimed herself emperor in 690
Promoted women to high office
Ruled as regent for Emperor Gaozong and her sons
Used secret police to eliminate rivals
gptkbp:notableReform Civil service examination system
Promotion of Buddhism
Expansion of imperial bureaucracy
Suppression of aristocracy
gptkbp:posthumousName gptkb:Zetian_Dasheng_Huanghou
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Emperor_Ruizong_of_Tang
gptkbp:reignEnd 705
gptkbp:reignStart 690
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emperor_Taizong_of_Tang
gptkb:Emperor_Gaozong_of_Tang
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Emperor_Zhongzong_of_Tang
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liu_Bei
gptkb:Mountain_of_Fame:_Portraits_in_Chinese_History
gptkb:Emperor_Gaozong_of_Song
gptkb:Wu_Zetian
gptkb:Suzong
gptkb:Gongling_Mausoleum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6