gptkbp:instanceOf
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Empress regnant
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Empress_Wu
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:Li_Dan
gptkb:Li_Xian
gptkb:Li_Xianhui
gptkb:Princess_Taiping
gptkb:Li_Hong
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gptkbp:deathDate
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705
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Luoyang,_Henan,_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:Shengli
gptkb:Shenlong
gptkb:Chang'an
gptkb:Jinglong
gptkb:Tianshou
gptkb:Wansui_Dengfeng
gptkb:Zhangshou
Tiance
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gptkbp:father
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gptkb:Wu_Shihuo
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gptkbp:hasTemple
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none
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Wu Zetian
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gptkbp:legacy
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Controversial figure in Chinese history
Subject of many works of fiction
Symbol of female power in China
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gptkbp:mother
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gptkb:Lady_Yang
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gptkbp:notableAchievement
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Expanded the Chinese empire
Founded Zhou dynasty (690–705)
Only female emperor in Chinese history
Patron of Buddhism
Promoted meritocracy in government
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Changed imperial succession
Commissioned biographies of famous women
Deposed her own sons to retain power
Instituted secret police
Ordered construction of Buddhist temples
Promoted examination system
Supported literature and arts
Suppressed opposition
Used new Chinese characters
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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_Ruizong_of_Tang
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gptkbp:reignEnd
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705
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gptkbp:reignStart
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690
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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:title
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gptkb:Empress_consort_of_Tang
gptkb:Empress_dowager_of_Tang
gptkb:Empress_regnant_of_Zhou
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Hebei_province
gptkb:Sichuan
gptkb:Wu
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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