Wu Zetian is know as Wu Zhao.And in English is Enpress Consort Wu.
She marriage both Emperor Taizong of Tang and his son Emperor Gaozong of Tang in Tang Dynasty.After these she became Emperor on her own.
She is the only woman to rule China in her own right.
She is the only woman in Chinese history to wear the yellow robe.
About her childhood,Wu Zetian wasn’t like any other girls.She liked reading about political books instead of studying needlework like the girls of the time. She learned a wide political thought from reading. And also, she travelled a lot with her parents and then earned a cultured and knowledgeable personality.
When Wu was about 13,she became a concubine of Emperor Taizong of Tang. She was given the title of cairen.Taizong died,his youngest son Li Zhi succeeded him as emperor, under the name of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.Empress Wang sent Wu to him because Empress Wang knows that Emperor Gaozong was impressed by Wu, hoped that the arrival of a new concubine would divert the emperor from Consort Xiao.Consort Wu soon overtook Consort Xiao as Emperor Gaozong's favourite. In 652, she gave birth to her first child, a son named Li Hong. In 653, she gave birth to another son, Li Xián. By 654, both Empress Wang and Consort Xiao had lost favour with Emperor Gaozong.Also after Wu gave birth to a daughter,she killed her own daughter. Consort Wu accused Empress Wang of murder.Emperor Gaozong considered deposing Empress Wang and replacing her with Consort Wu.In summer 655, Consort Wu accused Empress Wang and her mother, Lady Liu, of using witchcraft. In response, Emperor Gaozong barred Lady Liu from the palace and demoted Empress Wang's uncle, Liu Shi.
She marriage both Emperor Taizong of Tang and his son Emperor Gaozong of Tang in Tang Dynasty.After these she became Emperor on her own.
She is the only woman to rule China in her own right.
She is the only woman in Chinese history to wear the yellow robe.
About her childhood,Wu Zetian wasn’t like any other girls.She liked reading about political books instead of studying needlework like the girls of the time. She learned a wide political thought from reading. And also, she travelled a lot with her parents and then earned a cultured and knowledgeable personality.
When Wu was about 13,she became a concubine of Emperor Taizong of Tang. She was given the title of cairen.Taizong died,his youngest son Li Zhi succeeded him as emperor, under the name of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.Empress Wang sent Wu to him because Empress Wang knows that Emperor Gaozong was impressed by Wu, hoped that the arrival of a new concubine would divert the emperor from Consort Xiao.Consort Wu soon overtook Consort Xiao as Emperor Gaozong's favourite. In 652, she gave birth to her first child, a son named Li Hong. In 653, she gave birth to another son, Li Xián. By 654, both Empress Wang and Consort Xiao had lost favour with Emperor Gaozong.Also after Wu gave birth to a daughter,she killed her own daughter. Consort Wu accused Empress Wang of murder.Emperor Gaozong considered deposing Empress Wang and replacing her with Consort Wu.In summer 655, Consort Wu accused Empress Wang and her mother, Lady Liu, of using witchcraft. In response, Emperor Gaozong barred Lady Liu from the palace and demoted Empress Wang's uncle, Liu Shi.