Charles Patrick FitzGerald
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Professor of Far Eastern History, Australian National University, Canberra, 1953β67. Author of Son of Heaven (T&ayn;ang T&ayn;ai Tsung); The Empress Wu; and others.
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Wuhou was the woman who rose from concubinage to become empress of China during the Tang dynasty (618β907). She ruled effectively for many years, the last 15 (690β705) in her own name. During her reign, Tang rule was consolidated, and the empire was unified. Wu Zhao entered the palace of the Tangβ¦
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