Zhou: Emperor: 690-705 The 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. 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] [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] Last updated on: 04 Jun 2022 16:22:37
