Zhou: Emperor: 690-705The ruler is recorded under the following protocol: temple name (miàohào | 廟號) || personal name (míng | 名), considered tabooed (huì | 諱) upon accession; posthumous name (shì | 諡). The years of bestowal or change are given in brackets. |
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| Ruling House: Wǔ (武) | |
| Huángdì (皇帝) | |
| 19 Oct 690 - 22 Feb 705 | no temple name bestowed || Wǔ Zhào (武曌) [1] |
| posthumous names: Zé tiān dà shèng huánghòu (則天大聖皇后) [706]; Tiān hòu (天后) [710]; Dà shèng tiān hòu (大聖天后) [710]; Tiān hòu shèng dì (天后聖帝) [712]; Shèng hòu (聖后) [712]; Zé tiān huánghòu (則天皇后) [716]; Zé tiān shùn shèng huánghòu (則天順聖皇后) [749] | |
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| [1] | Establishment of Zhōu (16 Oct 690) preceded the relinquishing of imperial dignity by the emperor of Tang and accession of Wǔ Zhào (19 Oct 690). |
| [2] | Honorific title (after deposition): Zé tiān dà shèng huángdì (則天大聖皇帝) [705] |
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