文档介绍：Emperor? Empress? Mother? Nun? is it anything occurs to you?
Emperor Wu
Who is Emperor Wu?
The only female emperor in Chinese history…...
personal name
Wu Zhao (武曌)
she often referred to as Tian Hou (天后) during Tang Dynasty
she see herself as an Empress Consort Wu (武后) in later times, was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Empress Regnant.
she then broke all precedents when she founded her own dynasty in 690, the Zhou (周) (interrupting the Tang Dynasty)
she ruled personally under the name Sacred and Divine Empress Regnant (聖神皇帝)
乾陵无字碑空文,费尽天下贤士心。江山一改江山旧,日月变换空余音。(瞾)
The story of her life
Wu Zetian was born of a royal lineage during the Tang Dynasty. She entered Emperor gaozu's harem (闺房里的妻妾群)when she was 13 and that of the essive emperor Gaozong after. A master of manipulation(操纵), Wu Zetian persuaded the emperor to declare her one rank below the empress consort. Eventually, the Emperor married Wu. When Gaozong suffered a stroke five years later, Wu governed behind the scenes. She created a secret police force to spy on her opposition,killing those who stood in her way
After Gaozong's death she controlled through puppet emperors, her sons Zhongzong and Ruizong. She finally proclaimed herself Emperor, the first woman to do so. Wu ruled until her 80s when she was unable to controll anything. She died shortly after. Despite her ruthless climb to power, her rule was excellent. Wu reduced the size of the standing army, and replaced aristocrats['ærɪstəkræt; ə'rɪst-] in the government with scholars. She was fair to the peasantry, lowering taxes, raising agricultural production, and strengthening public works. Wu also campaigned to elevate the status of women and had scholars write biographies of famous women.
Such a legend person ,what's wuzetian's role in history?
Emperor taizong’s CaiRen(a kind of Tang concubines['kɔnkjubain]妾)
A nun
Empress
Emperor
Emperor taizong’s CaiRen(a kind of Tang concubines['kɔnkjubain]妾)