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Princess Taiping (Chinese: 太平公主; pinyin: Tàipíng Gōngzhǔ, lit. "Princess of Great Peace", personal name unknown, possibly Li Lingyue (李令月) [a] (after 662 – 2 August 713 [2]) was a royal princess and prominent political figure of the Tang dynasty and her mother Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty.
Princess Taiping was one of the most powerful princesses of the Tang Empire, who, whether willingly or by force, played a significant role in shaping and influencing the politics of the empire.
Jul 26, 2023 · On July 21, supporters of Princess Taiping, having won over (or bribed) the palace guards, burst into the palace’s inner chambers. Trying to flee, Empress Wei was killed by the soldiers she had brought to the palace to protect her.
Aug 2, 2023 · Gathering 300 soldiers, he had Princess Taiping’s supporters and allies killed, while the princess herself fled to a temple in the mountains near the capital. When she emerged several days later, she was captured and given the option of execution or suicide. On August 2, 713, she took her own life.
Apr 27, 2009 · The 54ft-long (16.5m) Princess Taiping, powered only by cotton sails on three masts, was designed according to ancient specifications. It set sail last June and called at several ports on...
Princess Taiping was a royal princess and prominent political figure of the Tang dynasty and her mother Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty. She was the youngest daughter of Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong and was influential during the reigns of her mother and her elder brothers Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong , particularly during Emperor Ruizong's ...
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During the intervening period, a variety of women—Wu Zhao, Empress Wei, Princess Anle, and Princess Taiping, to name a few—were at the pinnacle of political power at the court. For a narrative history, see Guisso , R. W. L.
