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- She instituted several reforms that moved the empire from one based on military and political aristocracy to one based on bureaucratic system of administration. Her biggest social reform came in the form of changing the recruitment policy of civil servants and state officials.
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Jan 31, 2023 · For more than 3,000 years, only one woman ruled China in her own right: a concubine who became the wife, then mother of emperors, before taking the throne. Samantha Morris explores how Wu Zetian broke away from the typical woman’s role in medieval China and ruled through strong, often brutal, leadership.
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Jan 26, 2021 · Wu Zetian's reign (690– 705) occurred during the Tang dynasty (618– 906) and was regarded as a milestone in the history of Chinese dynastic changes and legitimacy processes, for she was a woman and the sole female emperor (Huangdi 皇帝) in Chinese history.
Wu Zetian started at court in a role not much better than that of a classy serving woman, and her chances of rising in the imperial household were pretty minimal; but she managed to get close to...
Eventually Wu Zetian made herself Emperor by forcing Ruizong's resignation, and officially started her own dynasty: the Zhou Dynasty (690–705). Wu Zetian was the only female emperor in history, but her official reign as emperor wasn't long, because she was already 66 when she assumed emperorship.
Sep 15, 2023 · China beheld a moment of unparalleled significance in 690 AD. In that fateful year, Wu Zetian broke millennia of tradition to crown herself as the reigning emperor, not just the power behind...
Mar 12, 2024 · Wu Zetian (624–705 CE) was the only female Emperor of China. Historical accounts of her ascent to the throne and how she ruled remain controversial. Her journey from a concubine to the throne...
While Zhao Yi wrote extensively about Wu Zetian's misdeeds in his Accounts of the 22 Historical Records (《廿二史札记》), saying that she was a woman who brought about misfortune and who ruthlessly killed without batting an eyelid, he admitted in the end that Empress Wu was an outstanding talent and strategist who governed the country ...
