Wu Zetian
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Wu Zetian (武則天 pinyin : Wǔ Zétiān) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Emperor (Huangdi; 皇帝). Ruling China first through puppet emperors from 665 to 690, which wasn't unprecedented in Chinese history, she then broke all precedents when she founded her own dynasty in 690, the Zhou (周), and ruled personally under the name Emperor Shengshen (聖神皇帝) from 690 to 705. Her rise and reign has been criticized harshly by Confucian historians but has been viewed under a different light after the 1950s.
