Wu Zhao
China's Only Female Emperor (Library of World Biography)
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Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivewuzhaochinasonly0000roth
- ISBN-100321394267
- ISBN-139780321394262
- Goodreads2435968
- LibraryThing4728220
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- Library of Congress Control Number2007045370
- OCLC Control Number180577479
- Better World Books9780321394262
- Open LibraryOL10460812M
Classifications
- LCCDS749.42.W8 R68 2008
- LCCDS749.42.W8R68 2008
Description
The story chronicles Wu Zhao's humble beginnings as the daughter of a provincial official and follows her path to the inner palace, where she improbably rose from a fifth-ranked concubine to emperor. Using Buddhist rhetoric, architecture, court rituals, and a network of "cruel officials" to cow her many opponents in court, Wu Zhao inaugurated a new dynasty in 690, the Zhou. She ruled as emperor for fifteen years, proving eminently competent in the art of governance, balancing factions in court, staving off the encroachment of Turks and Tibetans, and fostering the state's economic growth.
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