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In 660, Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu toured Bian Prefecture (modern-day Taiyuan), and Empress Wu had the opportunity to invite her old neighbors and relatives to a feast. [26] Later that year, Emperor Gaozong began to suffer from an illness that carried the symptoms of painful headaches and loss of vision, generally thought to be hypertension ...
Empress Wu (died September or October 245), [a] personal name Wu Xian (Chinese: 吳莧), formally known as Empress Mu (literally "the Just Empress"), was an empress of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. She was the last wife and the only empress of Liu Bei, the founding emperor of Shu Han, and a younger sister of Wu Yi.
Empress Wu (11 September 1115 – 12 December 1197) was a Chinese empress consort of the Song dynasty, married to Emperor Gaozong of Song.She played an influential part in politics of the Southern Song dynasty for 35 years having caused the abdication of three subsequent monarchs: Emperor Gaozong in 1162, Emperor Xiaozong in 1189, and Emperor Guangzong in 1194.
Empress Wu of Zhou, or Wu Zetian (624–705), was an empress consort and empress dowager of the Tang dynasty, and the only regnant of her Zhou state. She was the only empress regnant of China's history. Empress Wu may also refer to: Empress Wu (Zhaolie) (died 245), the wife of Liu Bei, the first emperor of Shu Han
Yang Yan (楊艷) (238 [3] – August 25, 274 [4]), courtesy name Qiongzhi (瓊芝), formally Empress Wuyuan (武元皇后, "the martial and discerning empress") was an empress of the Western Jin dynasty. She was the first wife of Emperor Wu.
Deposed Empress Wu (吳廢后; 15th century – 1509) was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to Zhu Jianshen, the Chenghua Emperor. Empress Wu originated from the capital city of Beijing. In 1464, she was selected to be the first consort of the newly crowned emperor and chosen to become his empress.
This was a huge political victory for Emperor Wu and set the precedent of using the Emperor's decrees to bypass the tiger tally, removing the need for cooperation from his grandmother; Of course, this did not mean that Grand Empress Dowager Dou's influence and intervention would disappear, she was a serious and insurmountable obstacle and ...
The future Consort Wu was a daughter of Wu Youzhi, [2] who was a grandson of Wu Zetian's uncle Wu Shirang (武士讓). [3] After Wu Zetian became "emperor" in 690 after having been empress dowager over her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong, Wu Youzhi was created the Prince of Heng'an. The future Consort Wu was born sometime between 688 ...