Empress Zetian, personal name Wu Zhao, was the only undisputed female sovereign in the history of China.
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Ruled
Additional Source Zhou dynasty, Wu Zhou (Wikipedia)Body section on the founding
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- Also in Divinity Atlas: Wu Zetian, the same subject.
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1. Wu Zetian (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section
was the only undisputed female sovereign in the history of China
Infobox (born)
17 February 624
Infobox (died)
16 December 705
Wu Zetian: Gender
She had previously held power as the empress consort of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang dynasty from 660 to 683 and as empress dowager during the reigns of her sons, Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong, between 683 and 690.
- Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
lead paragraph and infobox
Empress Zetian (17 February 624-16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the only undisputed female sovereign in the history of China.
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 624-2-17; died 705-12-16
View the Source Wikidata: Wu Zetian
Zhou dynasty, Wu Zhou (Wikipedia)
WikipediaRuled: Zhou dynasty (interregnum), Body section on the foundingQuote, Ruled: Zhou dynasty (interregnum), Body section on the founding
In 690, she deposed her son, Emperor Ruizong, and established her Zhou Dynasty with herself as huangdi
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