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Wu Zetian
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Empress Zetian, personal name Wu Zhao, was the only undisputed female sovereign in the history of China.
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1. Wu Zetian (Wikipedia)
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was the only undisputed female sovereign in the history of China
1. Wu Zetian (Wikipedia)
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17 February 624
1. Wu Zetian (Wikipedia)
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16 December 705
Zhou dynasty, Wu Zhou (Wikipedia)
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In 690, she deposed her son, Emperor Ruizong, and established her Zhou Dynasty with herself as huangdi
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