Zhou dynasty (Wu Zetian)

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The Zhou dynasty (Wu Zetian) was the short-lived imperial dynasty established and ruled by Empress Wu Zetian, the only woman in Chinese history to assume the title of emperor in her own right.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese dynasty
alsoKnownAs Second Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED
Wu Zhou NERFINISHED
capital Luoyang NERFINISHED
Shendu NERFINISHED
country China
dissolutionCause restoration of the Tang dynasty
dynasticHouse House of Wu NERFINISHED
endYear 705
eraName Chang'an NERFINISHED
Changshou NERFINISHED
Jiushi NERFINISHED
Ruizong NERFINISHED
Shengli NERFINISHED
Tiance NERFINISHED
Tianshou NERFINISHED
Tianshu NERFINISHED
Tianze NERFINISHED
establishedBy proclamation of Wu Zetian as emperor
founder Wu Zetian NERFINISHED
governmentForm monarchy
historicalPeriod 7th century
8th century
historicalReputation short-lived interregnum between Tang periods
legitimacy usurped from the Tang dynasty
legitimizedBy Buddhist prophecies and scriptures
namedAfter Zhou dynasty (ancient China) NERFINISHED
notableEvent proclamation of Wu Zetian as Emperor of China in 690
restoration coup of 705
officialLanguage Classical Chinese
partOf Chinese imperial history
predecessor Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Confucianism
Daoism
ruler Wu Zetian NERFINISHED
startYear 690
successor Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes most of former Tang territory
typeOfMonarchy hereditary monarchy under a female emperor
uniqueFeature only Chinese dynasty ruled by a woman as emperor in her own right
usedCalendar Chinese lunisolar calendar

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Wu Zetian dynastyFounded Zhou dynasty (Wu Zetian)
Wu Zetian associatedDynasty Zhou dynasty (Wu Zetian)
Shenxiu associatedWith Zhou dynasty (Wu Zetian)
this entity surface form: imperial court of Empress Wu Zetian