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Updated 22 Apr 2018
Life and Reign of Empress Wu Zetian, Zhou Dynasty
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Taken as consort to Emperor Taizong
Marriage Prohibition between 7 noble families
Hats & veils law (ignored)
Emperor Gaozong stroke
Li Hong born (1st son)
Li Xian born (2nd son)
Wu's daughter murdered; Empress Wang blamed
Empress Wang & her mother Lady Liu accused of witchcraft
Empress Wang & Consort Xiao arrested; Consort Wu elevated to Empress
Empress Wang & Consort Xian ordered killed by Empress Wu
Li Zhong (Gaozong's 1st born) exiled
Important societal factors: ~50 million people -Capitol: Chang'an, largest city in world -Taoism (official religion of Tang) -Confucianism -Buddhism (brought from India via Silk Road) -Civil exams, based on mastery of Confucian texts --enforced meritocracy --created scholar-officials -Golden Age of Chinese literature and art
Civil exams open to wider population pool
Increase in Buddhist monasatries at war sites
Tang Law Code created
Kingdoms paying tribute to the Tang dynasty: Kashmir Nepal Khotan Kucha, Kashgar Korea Champa
Foreign marriage law
Empress Wu migrates 500,000 people to Luoyang
Karasahr, Kashgar, and Khotan become tribute states
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Wu Zetian
Zhou Dynasty
Empress Dowager of Tang Dynasty
Empress Consort of Tang (皇后, húanghòu)
Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin, Prince of Qin)
Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty ==> 907
Emperor Gaozong
Emperor Gaozu (Li Yuan)
Silk Road reopened
Silk Road captured by Tibet
Silk Road reclimed by Empress Wu
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