Wu Zetian
founding empress of Zhou dynasty (r. 690–705); de facto ruler of Tang dynasty from 665 to 690
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Wu Zetian was a powerful Chinese ruler who served as the de facto leader of the Tang dynasty for 25 years before establishing her own Zhou dynasty, which she ruled as empress from 690 to 705. She is historically significant as one of the rare women to hold supreme power in imperial China during a period when such authority was almost exclusively male-dominated.
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Quotes
- “How do you know seeing the Son of Heaven is not a blessing? Why are you being sad about this?”
- “I only need three things to subordinate it: an iron whip, an iron hammer, and a sharp dagger. I will whip it with the iron whip. If it does not submit, I will hammer its head with the iron hammer. If it still does not submit, I will cut its throat with the dagger.”
- “妾能制之，然須三物，一鐵鞭，二鐵□，三匕首。鐵鞭擊之不服，則以□□其首，又不服，則以匕首斷其喉。”
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House Wu (by birth)
Li (by marriage)