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- Publishing Information
- Map of 21st Century China 中华地图
- Editors and Staff
- Contributors
- Introduction to the Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography
- Publisher’s Note
- Acknowledgments
- Reader’s Guide: Reading and Writing Biographies
- Dictionary of Chinese Biography Entries by Subject
- Pronunciation and Conversion Table
- List of Prominent People
- Index of Kings, Emperors, and Other Rulers
- Index of Geographical Locations
- Glossary of Pinyin Terms
- General Reference Works on Chinese History
- Biographical Reference Works
- Standard Histories (Zhèngshǐ 正史)
- Four Books and Five Classics (Wǔjīng Sìshū 四书五经)
- Other Classics and Philosophical Works (Translated)
- Literature and the Six Vernacular Novels
- Online Biographical Resources
- Timeline of Major Events
Wǔ Zétiān 武则天 625–705 ce—China’s only female emperor (r. 690–704) Alternate name: Wǔ Zhào 武曌
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- The Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography
- Author(s):
- N. Harry RothschildN. Harry ROTHSCHILD
SummaryWu Zhao, better known to posterity as Empress Wu or Wu Zetian, rose from provincial obscurity to serve as ...
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- Publishing Information
- Map of 21st Century China 中华地图
- Editors and Staff
- Contributors
- Introduction to the Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography
- Publisher’s Note
- Acknowledgments
- Reader’s Guide: Reading and Writing Biographies
- Dictionary of Chinese Biography Entries by Subject
- Pronunciation and Conversion Table
- List of Prominent People
- Index of Kings, Emperors, and Other Rulers
- Index of Geographical Locations
- Glossary of Pinyin Terms
- General Reference Works on Chinese History
- Biographical Reference Works
- Standard Histories (Zhèngshǐ 正史)
- Four Books and Five Classics (Wǔjīng Sìshū 四书五经)
- Other Classics and Philosophical Works (Translated)
- Literature and the Six Vernacular Novels
- Online Biographical Resources
- Timeline of Major Events
