Wu Zetian's birthday

Wu Zetian (624-705 65438+ February 65438+ June? [ 1]? ), named Wu zhào, was born in Wenshui, Wenzhou (now Wenshui, Shanxi). The only orthodox female emperor in the history of China (reigned from 690 to 705) is also one of the emperors with the oldest enthronement age (67 years old) and the longest life span (82 years old). Together with Lv Hou, she was called "Lv Wu" in the Han Dynasty.

Wu Zetian is the second daughter of Wu Shihuo, the secretariat of Jingzhou. When he entered the harem at the age of fourteen, he was a talented person of Emperor Taizong and was named "Wu Mei"? [4]? . After the "Abolition of the King" incident, official Zhao Yi became the queen. In the first year of Shangyuan (674), she and Gaozong were also called "Tianhou" and "Shuangsheng" and participated in the political affairs. After the death of Emperor Gaozong, he became the empress dowager of Tang Zhongzong and Tang Ruizong.

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Wu Zetian was born a politician, and she was good at observing words and feelings. She was not particularly popular during the reign of Emperor Taizong, so she turned to Li Zhi and Chu Jun. Later, when Li Zhi became emperor, she was taken back to the palace and worshipped as a Zhao Yi. Since then, due to the weakness of Emperor Gaozong, Wu Zetian took the opportunity to gradually intervene in political affairs and buy people's hearts. In 690, he became the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty.

Wu Zetian actively recovered the four towns in Anxi to ensure the smooth land silk road connecting the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Roman Empire in Europe. Through the Maritime Silk Road, the Tang Dynasty was connected with countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Central Asia.

Wu Zetian was a gifted scholar in Li Shimin of Emperor Taizong and the queen of Li Zhi of Tang Gaozong. Taizong called it "Mei Niang". She assisted Gao Zong in handling military affairs. After running state affairs for 30 years, she ascended the throne at the age of 67, calling herself Emperor of the Holy Spirit, and changed her title to Zhou, becoming the only queen in China's history.

From her participation in the court affairs, claiming to be the emperor, to her illness, moving to Yang Palace, and being in power for nearly half a century, she inherited the "rule of Zhenguan" and opened up the "prosperous era of Kaiyuan", which is known as the "legacy of Zhenguan".

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