| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:Chinese_empress 
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                                | gptkbp:alsoKnownAs | gptkb:Wu_Zetian 
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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:Li_Hong
 gptkb:Li_Zhe
 gptkb:Li_Xian_(second_son)
 
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                                | gptkbp:diedIn | 705 
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                                | gptkbp:dynasty | gptkb:Tang_dynasty gptkb:Zhou_dynasty_(Wu_Zhou)
 
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                                | gptkbp:eraName | gptkb:Shengli gptkb:Ruizong
 gptkb:Shenlong
 gptkb:Chang'an
 gptkb:Tianshou
 gptkb:Wansui_Dengfeng
 gptkb:Zhangshou
 gptkb:Tongtian
 
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                                | gptkbp:father | gptkb:Wu_Shihuo 
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                                | gptkbp:hasTemple | gptkb:Zetian 
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                                | gptkbp:house | gptkb:Wu_family 
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                                | gptkbp:mother | gptkb:Lady_Yang 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | patronage of Buddhism only female emperor in Chinese history
 first and only woman to assume the title of Emperor in China
 controversial rule and legacy
 establishing the Zhou dynasty (690–705)
 expansion of the imperial examination system
 political purges and consolidating power
 promoting meritocracy in government
 supporting literature and the arts
 
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                                | gptkbp:posthumousName | gptkb:Shunsheng_Huanghou 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Emperor_Ruizong_of_Tang 
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                                | gptkbp:reign | 655–690 (as empress consort and empress dowager) 690–705 (as emperor)
 
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                                | gptkbp:religion | gptkb:Buddhism 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Emperor_Gaozong_of_Tang 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Emperor_Zhongzong_of_Tang 
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                                | gptkbp:title | gptkb:Empress_consort_of_Tang gptkb:Empress_dowager_of_Tang
 Empress regnant of China
 
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                                | gptkbp:родился | 624 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Wu_Zetian 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Empress Zetian Shunsheng 
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