| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:monarchy 
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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:Li_Dan gptkb:Li_Xian
 gptkb:Princess_Taiping
 gptkb:Li_Hong
 gptkb:Li_Xian_(second_son)
 
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                                | gptkbp:deathDate | 705 
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                                | gptkbp:deathPlace | gptkb:Luoyang,_Henan,_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:Tianshou
 gptkb:Wansui_Dengfeng
 
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                                | gptkbp:hasTemple | gptkb:Zetian_Huanghou 
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                                | gptkbp:legacy | Controversial figure in Chinese history Symbol of female power in China
 Subject of many literary and artistic works
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableAchievement | Only female emperor in Chinese history 
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                                | 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
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableReform | Civil service examination system Promotion of Buddhism
 Expansion of imperial bureaucracy
 Suppression of aristocracy
 
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                                | gptkbp:posthumousName | gptkb:Zetian_Dasheng_Huanghou 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Emperor_Ruizong_of_Tang 
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                                | gptkbp:reignEnd | 705 
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                                | gptkbp:reignStart | 690 
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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:Liu_Bei gptkb:Wu_Zetian
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Empress Wu 
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