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Yang Da had another 1 daughter and 2 sons, his other female descendants married into Wu and Li family. Elder Sister: Wu Shun (武顺) (623—October 665), Honored as Lady of Han, after her husband died, she committed adultery with Emperor Gaozong, and allegedly poisoned by her sister Wu Zetian. x Helan Yueshi (贺兰越石)
Wu was a concubine of Emperor Taizong; after his death she married his successor and 9th son, Emperor Gaozong, officially becoming Gaozong's furen, in 655, although previously having considerable political power prior to this. Gaozong had a debilitating stroke in 660, after which Wu Zetian ruled as effective sovereign until 705. [1]
The following is a simplified family tree for the Tang dynasty (唐朝), which ruled China between AD 618 and 907. The Tang dynasty was interrupted by the reign of Empress Wu Zetian (AD 690–705), who after deposing her sons, declared herself the founder of a Wu Zhou dynasty (武周); the Tang dynasty was resumed by her sons following her ...
Wu Zetian's reign was a pivotal moment for the imperial examination system. The reason for this was because up until that point, the Tang rulers had all been male members of the Li family. Wu Zetian, who officially took the title of emperor in 690, was a woman outside the Li family who needed an alternative base of power.
In 697, Zhang Changzong was referred to Wu Zetian, then ruling with the title of emperor—the only woman in the history of China recognized for doing so—by Wu Zetian's daughter Princess Taiping, to be Wu Zetian's lover. Zhang Changzong further told Wu Zetian that Zhang Yizhi was even more skillful than he was, and so Wu Zetian took Zhang ...
After Wu died in 635 CE, his two sons were rude to their stepmother; after Wu Zetian came to power, she banished her half-brothers from the imperial court. At the same time she named Helan Minzhi, the son of her sister Wu Shun, as heir to her father. However, Wu Zetian became displeased with Helan Minzhi's conduct and sent him into exile where ...
These are the 18 craziest conspiracy theories about the royal family. The post The Entire Royal Family Tree, Explained in One Easy Chart appeared first on Reader's Digest . Show comments
Wei Yuanzhong was born during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, probably in the 630s. [2] His family was from Songzhou.He was originally named Wei Zhenzai, but later changed his name to observe naming taboo for Lady Yang, the mother of Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian). [3]
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