Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. ^[1]

Adriana Hunter

Adriana Hunter is a British translator of French literature.

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Alyssa Chia

Alyssa Chia Ching-wen (born 7 October 1974) is a Taiwanese actress and television host.

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Amazing Detective Di Renjie, also known as Shen Tan Di Renjie and Wu Chao Mi An, is a Chinese television series based on gong'an detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman.

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Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2

Amazing Detective Di Renjie 2, also known as Shen Tan Di Renjie 2, is the second installment in a four-season Chinese television series based on gong'an detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman.

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Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3

Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3, also known as Shen Tan Di Renjie 3, is the third installment in a four-season Chinese television series based on gong'an detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman.

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An Jincang

An Jincang (? - 711) was a Tang dynasty court official responsible for saving the life of Li Dan, the future emperor.

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Angela Pan

Angela Pan Yin-tze (born 5 June 1949), or Violet Pan Ying Zi, is a Hong Kong actress who starred in numerous films and soap operas in the 1970s–1980s.

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Art name

An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names hào (in Mandarin Chinese), gō (in Japanese), (in Korean), and tên hiệu (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by East Asian artists, poets and writers.

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Asphyxia

Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing.

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Beauty World (TV series)

Beauty World, also known as Tang Gong Meiren Tianxia and World of a Beauty, is a Chinese fantasy-supernatural television series set in the Tang dynasty.

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Bhikkhu

A bhikkhu (Pali: भिक्खु, Sanskrit: भिक्षु, bhikṣu) is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism.

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Bhikkhunī

A bhikkhunī (𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼𑀦𑀻) or bhikṣuṇī (भिक्षुणी) is a Buddhist nun, fully ordained female in Buddhist monasticism.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction.

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Bo Yang

Bo Yang (7 March 1920 – 29 April 2008), sometimes also erroneously called Bai Yang, was a Chinese historian, novelist, philosopher, poet based in Taiwan.

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Bodhisattva

In Buddhism, a bodhisattva (English:; translit) or bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi ('awakening') or Buddhahood.

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British Library

The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom.

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Buddhahood

In Buddhism, Buddha (Pali, Sanskrit: 𑀩𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥, बुद्ध, "awakened one") is a title for those who are spiritually awake or enlightened, and have thus attained the supreme goal of Buddhism, variously described as pristine awareness, nirvana, awakening, enlightenment, and liberation or vimutti.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Burlesque

A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

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Carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide poisoning typically occurs from breathing in carbon monoxide (CO) at excessive levels.

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Carina Lau

Carina Lau Kar-ling (born 8 December 1966) is a Hong Kong actress and singer.

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Cen Changqian

Cen Changqian (died November 7, 691), briefly known as Wu Changqian (武長倩) during the reign of Wu Zetian, formally the Duke of Deng (鄧公), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties of China, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong as well as Wu Zetian's reign and her earlier regency over her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong.

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Central Asia

Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.

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Chancellor of the Tang dynasty

The chancellor was a semi-formally designated office position for a number of high-level officials at one time during the Tang dynasty of China.

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Chang Ting (actress)

Chang Ting or Zhang Ting (born 20 June 1970) is a Taiwanese actress.

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Chang'an

Chang'an is the traditional name of Xi'an.

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Changsha

Changsha is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China.

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Character education

Character education is an umbrella term loosely used to describe the teaching of children and adults in a manner that will help them develop variously as moral, civic, good, mannered, behaved, non-bullying, healthy, critical, successful, traditional, compliant or socially acceptable beings.

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Chen Shuozhen

Chen Shuozhen (died 653) was a Tang dynasty woman from Muzhou (in modern Chun'an, Zhejiang), who led a peasant uprising in 653. Wu Zetian and Chen Shuozhen are 7th-century Chinese monarchs, 7th-century empresses regnant and Chinese empresses regnant.

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Chen Zi'ang

Chen Zi'ang (661 (or 656)–702), courtesy name Boyu (伯玉), was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. Wu Zetian and Chen Zi'ang are 7th-century Chinese poets and 8th-century Chinese poets.

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Chinese characters of Empress Wu

The Chinese characters of Empress Wu, or the Zetian characters, are Chinese characters introduced by Empress Wu Zetian, the only empress regnant in the history of China, in order to demonstrate her power.

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Chinese era name

Chinese era names, also known as reign mottos, were titles used by various Chinese dynasties and regimes in Imperial China for the purpose of year identification and numbering.

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Chinese name

Chinese names are personal names used by individuals from Greater China and other parts of the Sinophone world.

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Chinese surname

Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia.

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Chinese Wikipedia

The Chinese Wikipedia is the written vernacular Chinese (a form of Mandarin Chinese) edition of Wikipedia.

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Chu Suiliang

Chǔ Suìliáng (596–658), courtesy name Dengshan, formally the Duke of Henan, was a Chinese calligrapher, historian, and politician who served as a chancellor during the reigns of the emperors Taizong and Gaozong in the Tang dynasty.

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Civilization II

Sid Meier's Civilization II is a turn-based strategy video game in the ''Civilization'' series, developed and published by MicroProse.

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Civilization V

Sid Meier's Civilization V is a 4X video game in the ''Civilization'' series developed by Firaxis Games.

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Civilization VI

Sid Meier's Civilization VI is a turn-based strategy 4X video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.

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Classical Chinese

Classical Chinese is the language in which the classics of Chinese literature were written, from.

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Complete Tang Poems

Complete Tang Poems is the largest collection of Tang poetry, containing some 49,000 lyric poems by more than twenty-two hundred poets.

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Concubinage

Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage.

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Confucianism

Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy (humanistic or rationalistic), religion, theory of government, or way of life.

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Consort Qi (Han dynasty)

Consort Qi (224? – 194 BC), also known as Lady Qi, was a consort of Emperor Gaozu, founder of the Han dynasty. Wu Zetian and consort Qi (Han dynasty) are Chinese concubines.

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Crown prince

A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy.

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Cui Rong

Cui Rong (653–706) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty, which includes the short-lived dynasty of Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian and Cui Rong are 7th-century Chinese poets, 8th-century Chinese poets and Tang dynasty poets.

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Cui Xuanwei

Cui Xuanwei (崔玄暐; 638–706), né Cui Ye (崔曄), formally Prince Wenxian of Boling (博陵文獻王), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian and her son Emperor Zhongzong.

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Dae Jo-yeong (TV series)

Dae Jo-yeong is a South Korean television series aired from September 16, 2006, to December 23, 2007, on KBS1.

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Daming Palace

The Daming Palace was the imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty, located in its capital Chang'an.

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Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei

Empress Yuan (12 February 528 – after 1 April 528), personal name unknown, was briefly an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. Wu Zetian and Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei are Chinese empresses regnant.

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De facto

De facto describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms.

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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame is a 2010 Chinese-Hong Kong action-adventure gong'an film directed and produced by Tsui Hark, which stars Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Li Bingbing, Deng Chao and Tony Leung.

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Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (first) is a 2018 Chinese action-adventure fantasy mystery film directed, produced, co-edited and co-written by Tsui Hark, and the third film in his Detective Dee film series.

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Di Renjie

Di Renjie (630 – November 11, 704), courtesy name Huaiying (懷英), formally Duke Wenhui of Liang (梁文惠公), was a Chinese politician of the Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties, twice serving as chancellor during the reign of Wu Zetian.

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Eclipse

An eclipse is an astronomical event which occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer.

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Emperor Dezong of Tang

Emperor Dezong of Tang (27 May 742According to Li Kuo's biography in the Old Book of Tang, he was born on the guisi day in the 4th month of the 1st year of the Tianbao era of Tang Xuanzong's reign. This date corresponds to 27 May 742 in the Julian calendar.(「天宝元年四月癸巳，生于长安大内之东宫。」) Old Book of Tang, vol. Wu Zetian and Emperor Dezong of Tang are 8th-century Chinese monarchs, 8th-century Chinese poets and Tang dynasty poets.

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Emperor Gaozong of Tang

Emperor Gaozong of Tang (21 July 628 – 27 December 683), personal name Li Zhi, was the third emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty, ruling from 649 to 683; after January 665, he handed power over the empire to his second wife Empress Wu (the future Wu Zetian), and her decrees were carried out with greater force than the decrees of Emperor Gaozong's. Wu Zetian and emperor Gaozong of Tang are 7th-century Chinese monarchs and emperor Taizong of Tang.

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Emperor Gaozu of Han

Emperor Gaozu of Han (2561 June 195 BC), also known by his given name Liu Bang, was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning from 202 to 195 BC. Wu Zetian and emperor Gaozu of Han are founding monarchs.

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Emperor Gaozu of Tang

Emperor Gaozu of Tang (7 April 566 – 25 June 635), born Li Yuan, courtesy name Shude, was the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 618 to 626. Wu Zetian and emperor Gaozu of Tang are 7th-century Chinese monarchs, emperor Taizong of Tang and founding monarchs.

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Emperor of China

Throughout Chinese history, "Emperor" was the superlative title held by the monarchs who ruled various imperial dynasties or Chinese empires.

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Emperor Ruizong of Tang

Emperor Ruizong of Tang (22 June 662 – 13 July 716), personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the eighth son of Emperor Gaozong and the fourth son of Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu. Wu Zetian and emperor Ruizong of Tang are 7th-century Chinese monarchs and 8th-century Chinese monarchs.

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Emperor Taizong of Tang

Emperor Taizong of Tang (28January 59810July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649. Wu Zetian and emperor Taizong of Tang are 7th-century Chinese monarchs and Tang dynasty poets.

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Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei

Emperor Xiaoming of (Northern) Wei ((北)魏孝明帝) (510 – March 31, 528), personal name Yuan Xu (元詡), was an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. Wu Zetian and emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei are Chinese Buddhist monarchs.

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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (8 September 685 – 3 May 762), personal name Li Longji, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 712 to 756 CE. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. Through two palace coups, he seized the throne and inherited an empire still in its golden age. Wu Zetian and emperor Xuanzong of Tang are 8th-century Chinese monarchs, 8th-century Chinese poets and Filicides.

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Emperor Yang of Sui

Emperor Yang of Sui (隋煬帝, 569 – 11 April 618), personal name Yang Guang (楊廣), alternative name Ying (英), Xianbei name Amo (阿摩), was the second emperor of the Sui dynasty of China. Wu Zetian and emperor Yang of Sui are 7th-century Chinese monarchs.

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Emperor Zhongzong of Tang

Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (26 November 656 – 3 July 710), personal name Li Xian, and at other times Li Zhe or Wu Xian, was the fourth and seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling briefly in 684 and again from 705 to 710. Wu Zetian and emperor Zhongzong of Tang are 7th-century Chinese monarchs and 8th-century Chinese monarchs.

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Empress dowager

Empress dowager (also dowager empress or empress mother) is the English language translation of the title given to the mother or widow of a Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese monarch in the Chinese cultural sphere.

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Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi (29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 years, from 1861 until her death in 1908.

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Empress Dowager Hu (Northern Wei)

Empress Dowager Hu (personal name unknown) (490s? – 17 May 528), formally Empress Ling (靈皇后), was an empress dowager of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty (515–528).

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Empress Lü

Lü Zhi (241–18 August 180 BC), courtesy name E'xu (娥姁) and commonly known as Empress Lü and formally Empress Gao of Han, was the empress consort of Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty.

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Empress Liu (Tang dynasty)

Empress Liu (劉皇后, personal name unknown) (died 693), formally Empress Sumingshunsheng (肅明順聖皇后, literally "the solemn, understanding, serene, and holy empress") or Empress Suming (肅明皇后) in short, was an empress of the Chinese Tang dynasty. Wu Zetian and empress Liu (Tang dynasty) are Tang dynasty empresses.

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Empress Liu (Zhenzong)

Empress Zhangxian Mingsu (章獻明肅皇后; lit. "The orderly, worthy, wise and solemn empress"), more commonly known as Empress Liu (劉皇后), was an empress of the Song dynasty, married to the Emperor Zhenzong in 1012 and quickly gained the emperor's trust to discuss government matters.

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Empress Wang (Gaozong)

Empress Wang (628 – November 655) was an empress of the Chinese Tang dynasty. Wu Zetian and empress Wang (Gaozong) are Tang dynasty empresses.

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Empress Wei (Tang dynasty)

Empress Wei (personal name unknown; died July 21, 710) was an empress consort of the Chinese Tang dynasty. Wu Zetian and empress Wei (Tang dynasty) are 8th-century Chinese monarchs, 8th-century Chinese people, 8th-century Chinese women, Tang dynasty Buddhists, Tang dynasty empresses and Tang dynasty empresses dowager.

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Empress Wu (TV series)

Empress Wu is a 1984 Hong Kong television serial based on the biography of Wu Zetian (Cantonese: Mou Zak-tin), the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of "Empress Regnant", starring Petrina Fung as the title character.

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Empress Wu Tse-Tien (1963 film)

Empress Wu Tse-Tien (translit. Wu Ze Tian) is a 1963 Hong Kong drama film directed by Li Han Hsiang, about the life of Empress Wu Zetian.

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Empress Zhangsun

Empress Zhangsun (長孫皇后, personal name unknown, presumably Wugou (無垢) (15 March 601 – 28 July 636), formally Empress Wendeshunsheng (文德順聖皇后, literally "the civil, virtuous, serene, and holy empress") or, in short, Empress Wende (文德皇后), was a Chinese essayist and an empress of the Chinese Tang dynasty. Wu Zetian and empress Zhangsun are 7th-century Chinese women writers, emperor Taizong of Tang and Tang dynasty empresses.

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Equal-field system

The equal-field system or land-equalization system was a system of land ownership and distribution in China used from the Northern Wei dynasty to the mid-Tang dynasty.

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Eunuch

A eunuch is a male who has been castrated.

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Fan Bingbing

Fan Bingbing (born 16 September 1981 in Yantai) is a Chinese actress.

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Fan Lübing

Fàn Lübing (范履冰, died March 26, 690) was a Chinese politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as chancellor during the first reign of Emperor Ruizong.

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Fate/Grand Order

is a free-to-play Japanese mobile game, developed by Lasengle (formerly Delightworks) using Unity, and published by Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

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Feng Shan

Feng Shan or feng-shan, also referred to as the Feng and Shan sacrifices, was an official rite offered by the Son of Heaven (kings of Zhou and later emperors of China) to pay homage to heaven and earth.

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Forensic pathology

Forensic pathology is pathology that focuses on determining the cause of death by examining a corpse.

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Four Garrisons of Anxi

The Four Garrisons of Anxi were Chinese military garrisons installed by the Tang dynasty in the Tarim Basin between 648 and 658.

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Frank Dikötter

Frank Dikötter is a Dutch historian who specialises in modern China.

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Fu Youyi

Fu Youyi (傅遊藝) (died August 24, 691), known as Wu Youyi (武遊藝) during the reign of Wu Zetian, was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as a chancellor briefly after she took the throne in 690.

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Fubing system

The fubing system was a local militia system in Imperial China from the 6th to 8th centuries AD, originating in the Western Wei dynasty and subsequently adopted by the Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties.

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Fung Bo-bo

Petrina Fung Bo Bo (born 30 October 1954) is a Malaysian-born Chinese actress in Hong Kong.

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Gao Zhizhou

Gao Zhizhou (高智周; 602–683) was a Chinese politician of the Tang dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

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Gar Trinring Tsendro

Gar Trinring Tsendro (? – 699), also known as Lon Trinling, was a famous general of the Tibetan Empire.

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Gar Tsenba

Gar Tsenba (? – ?), also known as Gar Trintsan Tsangtong, was a general of the Tibetan Empire.

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Ge Fuyuan

Ge Fuyuan (格輔元; died November 7, 691) was a Chinese politician of the Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving briefly as a chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign.

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Given name

A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname.

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Goguryeo

Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (high castle; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (high and beautiful; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, kwòwlyéy), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of modern-day Northeast China (Manchuria).

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Goguryeo–Tang War

The Goguryeo–Tang War occurred from 645 to 668 and was fought between Goguryeo and the Tang dynasty. Wu Zetian and Goguryeo–Tang War are emperor Taizong of Tang.

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Great power

A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise to exert its influence on a global scale.

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Gua Ah-leh

Grace Gua Ah-leh (born 2 June 1944) is a Taiwanese actress and singer.

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Guangyuan

Guangyuan is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the northeast and Gansu to the northwest.

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Guanzhong

Guanzhong (formerly romanised as Kwanchung) region, also known as the Guanzhong Basin, Wei River Basin, or uncommonly as the Shaanzhong region, is a historical region of China corresponding to the crescentic graben basin within present-day central Shaanxi, bounded between the Qinling Mountains in the south (known as Guanzhong's "South Mountains"), and the Huanglong Mountain, Meridian Ridge and Long Mountain ranges in the north (collectively known as its "North Mountains").

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Han Chinese

The Han Chinese or the Han people, or colloquially known as the Chinese are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China.

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Han dynasty

The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu.

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Han Feizi

The Han Feizi is an ancient Chinese text attributed to the Legalist political philosopher Han Fei.

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Han Yuan

Han Yuan (606 – 659), courtesy name Boyu (伯玉), formally Duke of Yingchuan (潁川公), was an official of the Tang dynasty of China, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

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Hao Chujun

Hao Chujun (607–681), formally Duke of Zengshan (甑山公), was an official and general of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

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Haun Saussy

Caleb Powell Haun Saussy (born February 15, 1960) is a University Professor at the University of Chicago.

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Hebei

Hebei is a province in North China.

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Heirloom Seal of the Realm

The Heirloom Seal of the Realm, also known in English as the Imperial Seal of China, was a Chinese jade seal allegedly carved out of the Heshibi, a sacred piece of jade.

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Henan

Henan is an inland province of China.

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History of China

The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area.

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Horrible Histories (2015 TV series)

Horrible Histories is a British sketch comedy children's television series, the second live-action iteration of the book series Horrible Histories written by Terry Deary.

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Huan Yanfan

Huan Yanfan (桓彥範) (653–706), courtesy name Shize (士則), formally Prince Zhonglie of Fuyang (扶陽忠烈王), briefly known during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang as Wei Yanfan (韋彥範), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong.

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Hubei

Hubei is an inland province of China, and is part of the Central China region.

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Hunan

Hunan is an inland province of China.

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Imperial Chinese harem system

The ranks of imperial consorts have varied over the course of Chinese history but remained important throughout owing to its prominence in the management of the inner court and in imperial succession, which ranked heirs according to the prominence of their mothers in addition to their birth order. Wu Zetian and imperial Chinese harem system are Chinese concubines.

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Imperial examination

The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy.

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Imperial Majesty

Imperial Majesty (His/Her Imperial Majesty, abbreviated as HIM) is a style used by Emperors and Empresses.

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Incense

Incense is an aromatic biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt.

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Incest

Incest is human sexual activity between family members or close relatives.

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Iron Widow

Iron Widow is a 2021 young adult science fantasy novel by Canadian writer Xiran Jay Zhao.

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Ji (surname)

Ji is the pinyin romanization of a number of distinct Chinese surnames that are written with different characters in Chinese.

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Ji Xu

Ji Xu was a Chinese politician during Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving briefly as chancellor.

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Jiang Qing

Jiang Qing (19 March 191414 May 1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary, actress, and major political figure during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).

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Jiangling County

Jiangling is a county in southern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

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Jiangsu

Jiangsu is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China.

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Jiao Junyan

Jiao Junyan (born 6 May 1987) is a Chinese actress, best known for her role as Fang Huihui on When Larry Met Mary (2016) and has also starred in a number of films and television series, including Love Is Not Blind (2011), Editorial Department Story (2013), Lala's Shining Days (2013), Bunshinsaba 3 (2014), Noble Aspirations (2016), Medical Examiner Dr.

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Jing Hui

Jing Hui (敬暉) (died 706), courtesy name Zhongye (仲瞱), formally Prince Sumin of Pingyang (平陽肅愍王), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong.

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Jonathan Clements

Jonathan Michael Clements (born 9 July 1971) is a British author and scriptwriter.

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Julian calendar

The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception).

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Kang-i Sun Chang

Kang-i Sun Chang (born Sun K'ang-i,; 21 February 1944), is a Chinese-American sinologist.

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Kara Wai

Kara Wai Ying-hung BBS (born 3 February 1960) is a Hong Kong actress best known internationally for her roles in wuxia films produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Kashgar

Kashgar (قەشقەر) or Kashi (c) is a city in the Tarim Basin region of southern Xinjiang, China.

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Khitan people

The Khitan people (Khitan small script) were a historical nomadic people from Northeast Asia who, from the 4th century, inhabited an area corresponding to parts of modern Mongolia, Northeast China and the Russian Far East.

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King Huai of Chu

King Huai of Chu (died 296 BC) was from 328 to 299 BC the king of the state of Chu during the Warring States period of ancient China.

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Korea

Korea (translit in South Korea, or label in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula (label in South Korea, or label in North Korea), Jeju Island, and smaller islands.

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Kucha

Kucha or Kuche (also: Kuçar, Kuchar; كۇچار, Кучар; p, p; translit) was an ancient Buddhist kingdom located on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the northern edge of what is now the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin and south of the Muzat River.

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Lady Helan

Lady Helan 賀蘭氏, (7th century – 666 CE) was the Lady of Wei (魏國夫人) during the Tang dynasty and the niece of Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian and Lady Helan are Tang dynasty imperial consorts.

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Lady Wu: The First Empress

Lady Wu: The First Empress, also known as The Great Empress or Empress Wu Meiniang, is a 2003 Chinese television series based on the biography of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant.

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Lady-in-waiting

A lady-in-waiting (alternatively written lady in waiting) or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman.

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Lai Ji

Lai Ji (610–662) was Chinese military general and politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

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Lai Junchen

Lai Junchen (Chinese: 來俊臣) (died April 28, 697) was a Chinese politician and writer.

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Laozi

Laozi (老子), also romanized as Lao Tzu and various other ways, was a semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher, author of the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoism along with the Zhuangzi.

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Later Jin (Five Dynasties)

Jin, known as the Later Jìn (936–947) or the Shi Jin (石晉) in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the third of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

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Lü Zhong

Lü Zhong (born 17 December 1940) is a Chinese actress.

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Lhasa

Lhasa, officially the Chengguan District of Lhasa City, is the inner urban district of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwestern China.

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Li Chong (Tang dynasty)

Li Chong (李沖) (died September 22, 688), formally the Prince of Langye (琅邪王), posthumously known during Wu Zetian's reign as Hui Chong (虺沖), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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Li Duozuo

Li Duozuo (died August 7, 707), formally the Prince of Liaoyang (遼陽王), was an ethnically Mohe general of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty.

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Li Hong

Li Hong (652 – 25 May 675), formally Emperor Xiaojing (孝敬皇帝, literally, "the filial and respectful emperor") with the temple name of Yizong (義宗), was a crown prince (not emperor, despite his formal title) of the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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Li Jiao (Tang dynasty)

Li Jiao, courtesy name Jushan (巨山), formally the Duke of Zhao (趙公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian, her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong, and her grandson Emperor Shang. Wu Zetian and Li Jiao (Tang dynasty) are 7th-century Chinese poets, 8th-century Chinese poets and Tang dynasty poets.

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Li Jingye

Li Jingye (李敬業) (died December 29, 684), also known as Xu Jingye (徐敬業), was a Chinese military general and politician who was a grandson of the Tang dynasty general Li Shiji who, after Emperor Gaozong's powerful wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian) had seized personally all power after Emperor Gaozong's death, rose in rebellion against her, but who was quickly defeated and killed in flight.

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Li Jinzhong

Li Jinzhong (died September 23, 696), titled Wushang Khan (無上可汗, literally "the khan that had no superior"), was a khan of the Khitans who, along with his brother-in-law Sun Wanrong, rose against the Wu Zhou dynasty in 696 and further invaded Wu Zhou territories.

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Li Li-hua

Li Li-hua (17 July 1924 – 19 March 2017) was a Chinese actress, better known as an actress from the Shaw Brothers Studio.

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Li Shangjin

Li Shangjin (李上金) (? - 690) was the third son of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.

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Li Shiji

Li Shiji (594?The Old Book of Tang indicated that Li Shiji was 75 at the time of his death, while the New Book of Tang indicated that Li Shiji was 85 at the time of his death. Compare Old Book of Tang, vol. 67 with New Book of Tang, vol. 93. The Zizhi Tongjian, while not explicitly stating that Li Shiji was 75 at the time of his death, appeared to follow the Old Book of Tang by quoting Li Shiji as stating that he was satisfied with living almost to 80.

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Li Sujie

Li Sujie (李素節) (646 – 691), formally the Prince of Xu (許王), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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Li Yifu

Li Yifu (614–666) was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician who served as a chancellor of the Tang dynasty, during the reign of the Emperor Gaozong. Wu Zetian and Li Yifu are 7th-century Chinese poets and Tang dynasty poets.

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Li Yiyan

Li Yiyan (李義琰) (died 688) was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

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Li Zhaode

Li Zhaode (李昭德) (died April 28, 697) was a Chinese politician in Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty and at one point served as chancellor.

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Li Zhen (Tang dynasty)

Li Zhen (李貞; 627 – October 12, 688), formally Prince Jing of Yue (越敬王), posthumously known during Wu Zetian's reign as Hui Zhen (虺貞), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty who, along with his son Li Chong, rose against Wu Zetian, then empress dowager and regent, as they feared that she was about to slaughter the Tang imperial Li clan. Wu Zetian and Li Zhen (Tang dynasty) are emperor Taizong of Tang.

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Li Zhong

Li Zhong (李忠) (643 – January 6, 665), courtesy name Zhengben (正本), formally Prince of Yan (燕王), was a crown prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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Liaocheng

Liaocheng, is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China.

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Liaoning

Liaoning is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region.

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List of Buddha claimants

This is a list of notable people who have claimed to have attained enlightenment and become buddhas, claimed to be manifestations of bodhisattvas, identified themselves as Gautama Buddha or Maitreya Buddha, or been honored as buddhas or bodhisattvas.

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List of chancellors of Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian was a Chinese sovereign, who ruled officially under the name of her self-proclaimed "Zhou dynasty", from 690 to 705; however, she had previous imperial positions under both Emperor Taizong of Tang and his son Emperor Gaozong of Tang, of the Tang dynasty of China.

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List of Chinese empresses and queens

The following is a list of empresses and queens consort of China.

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Liu Shi (Tang dynasty)

Liu Shi (柳奭) (died 25 July – 22 August 659), courtesy name Zishao (子邵), was a chancellor of the Chinese Tang dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

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Liu Xiangdao

Liu Xiangdao (劉祥道) (596–666), courtesy name Tongshou (同壽), formally Duke Xuan of Guangping (廣平宣公), was a Chinese politician of the medieval Chinese Tang dynasty who served briefly as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

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Liu Xiaoqing

Liu Xiaoqing (born 30 October 1955) is a Chinese actress and businesswoman.

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Liu Xu

Liu Xu (888–947),History of the Five Dynasties, vol. 89.

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Liu Yizhi

Liu Yizhi (劉禕之; 631 – June 22, 687), courtesy name Ximei (希美), was a Chinese politician of the Tang dynasty, serving as chancellor during the first reign of Emperor Ruizong.

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Liu Yuxin

Liu Yuxin (born March 13, 1988) is a Chinese actress, model, and producer.

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Lizhou, Guangyuan

Lizhou District, formerly Shizhong District, is a district of Guangyuan city, Sichuan Province, China.

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Longmen Grottoes

The Longmen Grottoes or Longmen Caves are some of the finest examples of Chinese Buddhist art.

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Lou Shide

Lou Shide (630–699), courtesy name Zongren (宗仁), formally Viscount Zhen of Qiao (譙貞子), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, twice serving as chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign.

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Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty

Love Legend of the Tang Dynasty, also known as Da Tang Qing Shi, is a Chinese historical television series based on the legend of an illicit romance between the Tang dynasty Princess Gaoyang and a monk called Bianji.

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Lu Zhi (Tang dynasty)

Lu Zhi (陸贄; 754–805), courtesy name Jingyu (敬輿), was a Chinese politician, best known for his service as a personal advisor and later chancellor to Emperor Dezong of Tang.

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Lun Gongren

Lun Gongren (663–723) was a general of China during the Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty.

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Luo Binwang

Luo Binwang (ca. 619–684?), courtesy name Guanguang (觀光/观光), was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. Wu Zetian and Luo Binwang are 7th-century Chinese poets.

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Luo River (Henan)

The Luo River is a tributary of the Yellow River in China.

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Luoyang

Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province.

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Luoyang (TV series)

Luoyang is a 2021 Chinese costume and mystery television series, starring Huang Xuan, Wang Yibo, and Victoria Song.

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Mad Detective Di Renjie

Mad Detective Di Renjie, also known as Amazing Detective Di Renjie 4, is the fourth installment in a four-season Chinese television series based on gong'an detective stories related to Di Renjie, a Tang dynasty magistrate and statesman.

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Maitreya

Maitreya (Sanskrit) or Metteyya (Pali), is a bodhisattva who is regarded as the future Buddha of this world in all schools of Buddhism, prophesied to become Maitreya Buddha or Metteyya Buddha.

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Mandate of Heaven

The Mandate of Heaven is a Chinese political ideology that was used in Ancient China and Imperial China to legitimize the rule of the king or emperor of China.

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Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese politician, Marxist theorist, military strategist, poet, and revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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Minority reign

The terms minority reign and royal minority refer to the period of a sovereign's rule when he or she is legally a minor.

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Mount Song

Mount Song ("lofty mountain") is an isolated mountain range in north central China's Henan Province, along the southern bank of the Yellow River.

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Mount Tai

Mount Tai is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Tai'an.

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Muslim conquest of Persia

The Muslim conquest of Persia, also called the Muslim conquest of Iran, the Arab conquest of Persia, or the Arab conquest of Iran, was a major military campaign undertaken by the Rashidun Caliphate between 632 and 654.

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Naming taboo

A naming taboo is a cultural taboo against speaking or writing the given names of exalted persons, notably in China and within the Chinese cultural sphere.

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NDTV

New Delhi Television Ltd is an Indian news media company focusing on broadcast and digital news publication.

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Neo-Confucianism

Neo-Confucianism (often shortened to lǐxué 理學, literally "School of Principle") is a moral, ethical, and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, which originated with Han Yu (768–824) and Li Ao (772–841) in the Tang dynasty, and became prominent during the Song and Ming dynasties under the formulations of Zhu Xi (1130–1200).

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New Book of Tang

The New Book of Tang, generally translated as the "New History of the Tang" or "New Tang History", is a work of official history covering the Tang dynasty in ten volumes and 225 chapters.

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Nine Tripod Cauldrons

The Nine Tripod Cauldrons were, in Ancient China, a collection of ding that were viewed as symbols of the authority given to the ruler by the mandate of heaven.

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North China Plain

The North China Plain is a large-scale downfaulted rift basin formed in the late Paleogene and Neogene and then modified by the deposits of the Yellow River.

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Northern Wei

Wei, known in historiography as the Northern Wei, Tuoba Wei, Yuan Wei and Later Wei, was an imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei.

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Old Book of Tang

The Old Book of Tang, or simply the Book of Tang, is the first classic historical work about the Tang dynasty, comprising 200 chapters, and is one of the Twenty-Four Histories.

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Order of succession

An order, line or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated, such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility.

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Ouyang Tong

Ouyang Tong (歐陽通) (died November 7, 691), formally the Viscount of Bohai (渤海子), was a Chinese calligrapher and politician of the Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties of China, serving briefly as chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign.

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Palace of Desire (TV series)

Palace of Desire, also known as Daming Gong Ci (literally "Ci of the Daming Palace"), is a Chinese television series based on the life of Princess Taiping, a daughter of China's only female emperor, Wu Zetian.

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Pearson Education

Pearson Education, known since 2011 as simply Pearson, is the educational publishing and services subsidiary of the international corporation Pearson plc.

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Pei Xingben

Pei Xingben (裴行本) was a Chinese politician of Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving briefly as chancellor.

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Pei Yan

Pei Yan (裴炎) (died November 30, 684), courtesy name Zilong (子隆), was a Chinese politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong (which was dominated by Empress Wu), as well as the regency of his wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian) over their sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong.

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Prince Yide

Li Chongrun (682 – October 8, 701), né Li Chongzhao, formally Crown Prince Yide, was an imperial prince of the Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty.

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Prince Zhanghuai

Li Xian (29 January 655 – 13 March 684), courtesy name Mingyun, formally Crown Prince Zhanghuai, named Li De from 675 to 680, was a crown prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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Princess Taiping

Princess Taiping (lit. "Princess of Great Peace", personal name unknown, possibly Li Lingyue (李令月) (after 662 – 2 August 713) 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 (both of whom reigned twice), particularly during Emperor Ruizong's second reign, when for three years until her death, she was the real power behind the throne.

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Princess Yongtai

Princess Yongtai, born Li Xianhui; 685 – October 9, 701.

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Proleptic Gregorian calendar

The proleptic Gregorian calendar is produced by extending the Gregorian calendar backward to the dates preceding its official introduction in 1582.

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Pure Consort Xiao

Consort Xiao, Pure Consort Xiao or Xiao Shufei (蕭淑妃, personal name unknown) (died November 655), was a concubine of Emperor Gaozong of Tang (Li Zhi). Wu Zetian and Pure Consort Xiao are Tang dynasty imperial consorts.

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Qapaghan Qaghan

Qapaghan or Qapghan Qaghan (Qapaγan qaγan, meaning "the conqueror",, Xiao'erjing: ٿِيًا شًا, Dungan: Чяншан,, also called Bögü Qaghan (Bögü qaγan) in Bain Tsokto inscriptions) was the second khagan of the Second Turkic Khaganate during Wu Zetian's reign and was the younger brother of the first kaghan, Ilterish Qaghan.

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Qi (state)

Qi, or Ch'i in Wade–Giles romanization, was a regional state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, whose rulers held titles of Hou (侯), then Gong, before declaring themselves independent Kings.

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Qianling Mausoleum

The Qian Mausoleum is a Tang dynasty (618–907) tomb site located in Qian County, Shaanxi province, China, and is northwest from Xi'an.

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Qin (state)

Qin (or Ch'in) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty.

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Qin dynasty

The Qin dynasty was the first dynasty of Imperial China.

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Qin Lan

Qin Lan (born 17 July 1979) is a Chinese actress, model, and singer.

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Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang (February 25912 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. Wu Zetian and Qin Shi Huang are founding monarchs.

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Queen consort

A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social rank and status.

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Queen regnant

A queen regnant (queens regnant) is a female monarch, equivalent in rank, title and position to a king.

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Realtime Gaming

Real Time Gaming (RTG) is an online casino company developing download-based casino software, licensed by various operators running their own branded RTG-powered casino sites.

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Rebecca Chan

Rebecca Chan Sau Chu (born October 20, 1958) is a Hong Kong actress best known for her works with the television network TVB such as hit series War and Beauty where she played the main villain.

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Records of the Grand Historian

Records of the Grand Historian, also known by its Chinese name Shiji, is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's Twenty-Four Histories.

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Regent

In a monarchy, a regent is a person appointed to govern a state for the time being because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been determined.

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Regulated verse

Regulated verse – also known as Jintishi – is a development within Classical Chinese poetry of the shi main formal type.

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Ren Zhigu

Ren Zhigu (任知古) was a Chinese politician of Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving briefly as chancellor.

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Ruby Lin

Ruby Lin Xin-ru (born January 27, 1976) is a Taiwanese actress, television and film producer, and pop singer.

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Salic law

The Salic law (or; Lex salica), also called the was the ancient Frankish civil law code compiled around AD 500 by the first Frankish King, Clovis.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Second Turkic Khaganate

The Second Turkic Khaganate (State of the Turks,, known as Turk Bilge Qaghan country (Türük Bilgä Qaγan eli) in Bain Tsokto inscriptions) was a khaganate in Central and Eastern Asia founded by Ashina clan of the Göktürks that lasted between 682–744.

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Secret History of Empress Wu

Secret History of Empress Wu, also known as Wu Zetian Mishi, is a Chinese television series based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant.

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Secret History of Princess Taiping

Secret History of Princess Taiping, also known as Taiping Gongzhu Mishi, is a 2012 Chinese historical television series.

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Serial (literature)

In literature, a serial is a printing or publishing format by which a single larger work, often a work of narrative fiction, is published in smaller, sequential instalments.

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Shan Sa

Shan Sa is the pseudonym of Yan Ni (born October 26, 1972, in Beijing, China), a French author and painter.

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Shandong

Shandong is a coastal province in East China.

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Shangguan Wan'er

Shangguan Wan'er (664 – 21 July 710) was a Chinese politician, poet, and imperial consort of the Wu Zhou and Tang dynasties. Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er are 7th-century Chinese poets, 7th-century Chinese women writers, 8th-century Chinese poets, 8th-century Chinese women writers, Chinese women poets, Tang dynasty imperial consorts and Tang dynasty poets.

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Shangguan Yi

Shangguan Yi (608 – 4 January 665), courtesy name Youshao (游韶), formally Duke of Chu (楚公), was a Chinese poet and politician. Wu Zetian and Shangguan Yi are 7th-century Chinese poets and Tang dynasty poets.

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Shanxi

Shanxi is an inland province of China and is part of the North China region.

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Shen Quanqi

Shen Quanqi (c. 650 – 729), also known as Yunqing, was a Chinese poet and government official active during the Tang dynasty, and the interluding "restored Zhou dynasty" of Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian and Shen Quanqi are 7th-century Chinese poets and 8th-century Chinese poets.

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Sheren Tang

Sheren Tang Shui-man (born 2 March 1966) is a Hong Kong actress.

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Shijiazhuang

Shijiazhuang is the capital and most populous city of China's Hebei Province.

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Sichuan

Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north and the Yungui Plateau to the south.

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SIDS

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), sometimes known as cot death, is the sudden unexplained death of a child of less than one year of age.

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Silla–Tang War

The Silla–Tang War (670–676) occurred between the Silla kingdom of Korea (joined by Goguryeo and Baekje loyalists) and the Tang dynasty of China.

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Sima Guang

Sima Guang (17 November 1019 – 11 October 1086), courtesy name Junshi, was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer.

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Sima Qian

Sima Qian (司馬遷; was a Chinese historian during the early Han dynasty. He is considered the father of Chinese historiography for his Records of the Grand Historian, a general history of China covering more than two thousand years beginning from the rise of the legendary Yellow Emperor and the formation of the first Chinese polity to the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, during which Sima wrote.

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Siqin Gaowa

Siqin Gaowa (Mongolian Cyrillic Цэцэнгуа, born 19 January 1950), born Duan Anlin, is a Chinese-born Swiss actress.

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Son of Heaven

Son of Heaven, or Tianzi, was the sacred monarchial and imperial title of the Chinese sovereign.

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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Song Jing

Song Jing (宋璟) (663 – November 21, 737), formally Duke Wenzhen of Guangping (廣平文貞公), was a Chinese politician during the Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as the chancellor during the reigns of Emperor Ruizong and Emperor Xuanzong.

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Song Zhiwen

Song Zhiwen (c. 660–712), also known by his courtesy name of Yanqing, was a Chinese poet of the early Tang dynasty, although technically his poetic career was largely within the anomalous dynastic interregnum of Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian and Song Zhiwen are 7th-century Chinese poets and 8th-century Chinese poets.

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Sophie Wu

Sophie Wu (born 23 December 1983) is a British actress, known for her roles in films such as Kick-Ass and TV series such as The Fades as Jay, The Midnight Beast as Zoe, plus the second and third series of Fresh Meat as Heather.

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Sovereign

Sovereign is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories.

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Strangling

Strangling is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain.

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Sun Wanrong

Sun Wanrong (died 697) was a khan of the Khitans who, along with his brother-in-law Li Jinzhong, rose against Wu Zhou hegemony in 696, with Li Jinzhong as khan, and they further invaded Wu Zhou territory.

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Suo Yuanli

Suo Yuanli (died 691) was a secret police official during the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, who came to prominence due to his cruelty in acting against officials that Wu Zetian was suspicious toward.

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Surname

A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family.

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Suyab

Suyab (سوی آب; Middle Chinese: /suʌiH jiᴇp̚/), also known as Ordukent (modern-day Ak-Beshim), was an ancient Silk Road city located some 50 km east from Bishkek, and 8 km west southwest from Tokmok, in the Chu river valley, present-day Kyrgyzstan.

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Taishang Huang

In Chinese history, a Taishang Huang or Taishang Huangdi is an honorific and institution of a retired emperor.

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Taiyuan

Taiyuan is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, China.

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Tan Prefecture (Hunan)

Tanzhou or Tan Prefecture (潭州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China centering on modern Changsha, Hunan, China.

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Tang dynasty

The Tang dynasty (唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705.

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Tang poetry

Tang poetry refers to poetry written in or around the time of or in the characteristic style of China's Tang dynasty, (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907, including the 690–705 reign of Wu Zetian) and/or follows a certain style, often considered as the Golden Age of Chinese poetry.

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Tao Te Ching

The Tao Te Ching or Laozi is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited to the sage Laozi, though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated.

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Taoism

Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.

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Temple name

Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship.

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The Empress of China

The Empress of China is a 2014 Chinese television series based on events in the 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty, starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian—the only female emperor (empress regnant) in Chinese history.

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The Empress of the Dynasty

The Empress of the Dynasty is a Taiwanese television series based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history.

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The Empress Wu Tse-tien (1939 film)

The Empress Wu Tse-Tien is a 1939 Chinese historical film based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history.

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The Greatness of a Hero

The Greatness of a Hero is a Hong Kong television historical drama serial produced by TVB under executive producer Leung Choi-yuen.

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The Shadow of Empress Wu

The Shadow of Empress Wu, also known as Riyue Lingkong, is a Chinese television series about the relationship between Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, and Xie Yaohuan, a fictional female official serving in Wu's court.

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Tibet

Tibet (Böd), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about.

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Tibetan Empire

The Tibetan Empire was an empire centered on the Tibetan Plateau, formed as a result of imperial expansion under the Yarlung dynasty heralded by its 33rd king, Songtsen Gampo, in the 7th century.

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Tridu Songtsen

Tridu Songtsen, Tridu Songtsen or Dusong Mangban, (b.668 – 704d.; r. 676–704 CE) was an emperor of the Tibetan Empire from 676 to 704.

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Vairocana

Vairocana (from Sanskrit: Vi+rocana, "from the sun" or "belonging to the sun", "Solar", or "Shining") also known as Mahāvairocana (Great Vairocana) is a major Buddha from Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.

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Wang Fangqing

Wang Fangqing (王方慶; died 702), formal name Wang Lin (王綝) but went by the courtesy name of Fangqing,New Book of Tang, vol.

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Wang Jishan

Wang Jishan (王及善) (618 – August 28, 699), formally Duke Zhen of Xing (邢貞公), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as a chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign.

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Wang Xiaojie

Wang Xiaojie (王孝傑) (died February 8, 697), formally the Duke of Geng (耿國公), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving in campaigns against Tibet, Eastern Turks, and Khitan and briefly serving as chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign.

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Wei Anshi

Wei Anshi (651–714), formally Duke Wenzhen of Xun (郇文貞公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as a chancellor several times, during the reigns of Wu Zetian, her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong, and her grandson Emperor Shang. Wu Zetian and Wei Anshi are Tang dynasty poets.

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Wei Shifang

Wei Shifang (韋什方) (died 695), also known as Wu Shifang (武什方), was briefly a chancellor during Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty.

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Wei Tuan'er

Wei Tuan'er (韋團兒) or Tuaner (died 693), was a Chinese courtier.

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Wei Yuanzhong

Wei Yuanzhong (魏元忠) (died 707), né Wei Zhenzai (魏真宰), formally Duke Zhen of Qi (齊貞公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian and her son Emperor Zhongzong.

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Wenshui County

Wenshui County is a county in the west-central part of Shanxi Province, China.

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Western Regions

The Western Regions or Xiyu (Hsi-yü) was a historical name specified in Ancient Chinese chronicles between the 3rd century BC to the 8th century AD that referred to the regions west of the Yumen Pass, most often the Tarim Basin in present-day southern Xinjiang (also known as Altishahr) and Central Asia (specifically the easternmost portion around the Ferghana Valley), though it was sometimes used more generally to refer to other regions to the west of China as well, such as Parthia (which technically belonged to West Asia) and Tianzhu (as in the novel Journey to the West, which refers to the Indian subcontinent in South Asia).

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Wet nurse

A wet nurse is a woman who breastfeeds and cares for another's child.

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Women of the Tang Dynasty

Women of the Tang Dynasty, also known as The World of Tang Women, is a 2013 Chinese television series based on events in the Tang dynasty starting from the late reign of Wu Zetian to Emperor Xuanzong's accession to the throne.

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Wu (surname 武)

Wǔ is a Chinese surname.

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Wu (surname)

Wú is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Simplified Chinese 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song dynasty classic Hundred Family Surnames. In 2019 Wu was the ninth most common surname in Mainland China.

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Wu Chengsi

Wu Chengsi (649-July 22, 698), courtesy name Fengxian, formally Prince Xuan of Wei (魏宣王), was a nephew of the Chinese sovereign Wu Zetian and an imperial prince of the Wu Zhou dynasty.

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Wu Sansi

Wu Sansi (died August 7, 707), known posthumously as Prince Xuan of Liang (梁宣王), was a Chinese prince and politician of the Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties.

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Wu Shiyue

Wǔ Shìyuē (559–635 CE) was the father of Wu Zetian, the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Empress Regnant.

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Wu Shun

Wu Shun (武顺) (623-665) was the Lady of Han during the Tang dynasty and the older sister of Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian and wu Shun are Tang dynasty imperial consorts.

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Wu Youji

Wu Youji (died July 17, 712), posthumous name Prince Zhongjian of Ding (定忠簡王), was an imperial prince of the Wu Zhou dynasty and an official of the Tang dynasty.

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Wu Zetian (1995 TV series)

Wu Zetian is a Chinese television series based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant and became the de facto ruler of China in the late seventh century.

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Wu Zhou

Zhou, known in historiography as the Wu Zhou, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that existed between 690 and 705.

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Wu Zi Bei Ge

Wu Zi Bei Ge, also known as Wu Zi Bei Ge: Wu Zetian Zhuan, is a 2006 Chinese television series based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of "Empress Regnant".

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Xi'an

Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province.

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Xiao Yu

Xiao Yu (575 – 19 July 648), courtesy name Shiwen, posthumously known as Duke Zhenbian of Song, was an imperial prince of the Western Liang dynasty who later became an official under the Sui and Tang dynasties. Wu Zetian and Xiao Yu are Tang dynasty Buddhists.

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Xiran Jay Zhao

Xiran Jay Zhao is a Canadian author, Internet personality, and cosplayer.

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Xu Jingzong

Xu Jingzong (592 – September 20, 672), courtesy name Yanzu, posthumously known as Duke Gong of Gaoyang, was a Chinese cartographer, historian, and politician who served as a chancellor in the Tang dynasty.

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Xue Huaiyi

Huaiyi (懷義; died December 25, 694), né Feng Xiaobao (馮小寶), also referred to as Xue Huaiyi (薛懷義), was a Buddhist monk who was known for being the lover of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in the history of China.

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Xue Yuanchao

Xue Yuanchao (622–683), formal name Xue Zhen (薛振) but went by the courtesy name of Yuanchao, formally Baron of Fenyin (汾陰男), was a Chinese politician of the Chinese Tang dynasty who served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

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Yale University Press

Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University.

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Yang Geum-seok

Yang Geum-seok (born January 22, 1961) is a South Korean actress.

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Yang Zaisi

Yang Zaisi (楊再思) (died 709), formally Duke Gong of Zheng (鄭恭公), was a Chinese politician in the Tang dynasty, serving several times as chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian and her son Emperor Zhongzong.

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Yang Zhirou

Yang Zhirou (楊執柔) (died 692?) was an official of Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving briefly as chancellor.

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Yangzhou

Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, East China.

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Yao Chong

Yao Chong (650 – September 28, 721), born Yao Yuanchong (姚元崇), known 700s–713 by the courtesy name Yuanzhi (元之), formally Duke Wenxian of Liang (梁文獻公), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Wu Zhou dynasty, serving as chancellor under four sovereigns—Wu Zetian, her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong, and her grandson Emperor Xuanzong.

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Yin Tao

Yin Tao (born 6 December 1979) is a Chinese actress.

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Yong Mei

Yong Mei (born 14 February 1970) is a Chinese actress.

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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (t) is a 2013 Chinese action-adventure fantasy mystery film directed, produced, and co-written by Tsui Hark, and a prequel to Tsui's 2010 film Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame.

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Young Sherlock (Chinese TV series)

Young Sherlock (Chinese: 少年神探狄仁杰) is a 2014 Chinese television series starring Bosco Wong as a young detective Di Renjie (best known in the west for the fictionalized Judge Dee stories).

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Yu Zhining

Yu Zhining (于志寧) (588 – 3 January 666), courtesy name Zhongmi (仲謐), formally Duke Ding of Yan (燕定公), was a Chinese politician during the Tang dynasty, during the reigns of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong.

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Yuan Shuji

Yuan Shuji (袁恕己) (died 706), formally Prince Zhenlie of Nanyang (南陽貞烈王), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong.

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Yuan Zhao

Yuan Zhao (526 – May 17, 528), also known in historiography as Youzhu of Northern Wei (北魏幼主; literally "the young lord"), was briefly an emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty.

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Yutian County, Xinjiang

Yutian County (s), also transliterated from Uyghur as Keriya County (كېرىيە ناھىيىسى; s), is a county in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

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Zhang Jiafu

Zhang Jiafu (張嘉福) (died July 25, 710) was a Chinese politician of the Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, briefly serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Shang.

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Zhang Jianzhi

Zhang Jianzhi (張柬之) (625Zhang's birth year of 625 is based on his biographies in the Old Book of Tang and the New Book of Tang, both of which indicated that he was 81 at the time of his death in 706. However, the New Book of Tang also indicated that he was in his 70s when he was summoned to the capital in 689 which, if true, would make him born in the 610s.

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Zhang Jiazhen

Zhang Jiazhen (張嘉貞; 666 – September 19, 729), formally Marquess Gongsu of Hedong (河東恭肅侯), was a Chinese military general and politician.

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Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong

Zhang Yizhi (張易之; died February 20, 705),Both volume 207 of Zizhi Tongjian and Wu Zetian's biography in volume 4 of New Book of Tang recorded that the Shenglong Coup took place on the guimao day of the 1st month of the 1st year of the Shenglong era of Wu Zetian's/Tang Zhongzong's reign. Wu Zetian and Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong are 705 deaths.

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Zhang Yue (Tang dynasty)

Zhang Yue (667 – 9 February 731), courtesy name Daoji (道濟) or Yuezhi (說之), formally Duke Wenzhen of Yan (燕文貞公), was a Chinese historian, military general, poet, and politician. Wu Zetian and Zhang Yue (Tang dynasty) are 7th-century Chinese poets, 8th-century Chinese poets and Tang dynasty poets.

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Zhangsun Wuji

Zhangsun Wuji (died 659), courtesy name Fuji (輔機), formally the Duke of Zhao, was a Chinese politician who served as a chancellor in the early Tang dynasty.

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Zhao Yi

Zhao Yi (1727–1814) was a poet, historian, and critic during the Qing dynasty in China.

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Zhaoyang, Zhaotong

Zhaoyang District is the only district and the seat of the city of Zhaotong, in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China.

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Zhou dynasty

The Zhou dynasty was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from until 256 BC, the longest of such reign in Chinese history.

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Zhou Xing (secret police official)

Zhou Xing (died 691?) was a Chinese politician who was a secret police official of the Tang dynasty and the Wu Zhou dynasty.

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Zhu Jingze

Zhu Jingze (朱敬則; 635–709), courtesy name Shaolian, was an official of China's Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as a chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign.

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Zhumadian

Zhumadian (postal: Chumatien) is a prefecture-level city in southern Henan province, China.

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Zhuying ji

Zhuying ji, also known as the Collection of Precious Glories, is a collection of Chinese poetry by Cui Rong, first published in the reign of Wu Zetian (690-705).

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Zizhi Tongjian

The Zizhi Tongjian (1084) is a chronicle published during the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) that provides a record of Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 AD, covering 16 dynasties and spanning almost 1400 years.

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Zong Qinke

Zong Qinke (宗秦客) (died 691?) was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving briefly as chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign.

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References

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