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100 1 $aWoo, X. L.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002055103
245 10 $aEmpress Wu the Great :$bTang dynasty China /$cX.L. Woo.
260 $aNew York :$bAlgora Pub.,$c[2008], ©2008.
300 $aviii, 175 pages ;$c22 cm
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505 0 $aOrigins of a future sovereign -- The Wu family -- Wu's father rises from a merchant to a nobleman -- Mr. Wu marries up -- Mr. Wu becomes a governor -- Mr. Wu leaves his family bereft -- The establishment of the tang dynasty -- Mr. Wu's sponsor becomes the second emperor of the tang dynasty -- Empress Changsun and a few of the courtiers -- Miss Wu becomes an imperial concubine -- The sons vie for the succession -- Selecting the crown prince -- Introduction to the crown prince -- Sent to a nunnery -- The new emperor reigns -- Empress Wang gets Wu back to the palace -- Empress Wang and concubine Xiao unite against concubine Wu -- Concubine Wu fights back -- The courtiers take sides -- Empress Wang and her supporters take a mis-step -- Empress Wang and the crown prince are removed -- Wu becomes empress -- From empress to empress dowager -- Advancing supporters and annihilating opponents -- Taking part in politics -- The pleasures of traveling -- Relationship with her children -- The empress dowager consolidates her power -- Standing at the top -- View from the summit -- Rebellions -- The largest rebellion -- The rebellions of the Princes Li -- Other rebellions -- Abuse of power at every level -- Picking favorites -- Naming a successor -- Empress Wu's favorites -- Relations with other nations -- Tibet -- Korea -- The Tujue clan -- Japan and Arabia -- Famous legends about Empress Wu -- Face reading -- Flowers blooming in winter -- Other legends.
600 00 $aWu hou,$cEmpress of China,$d624-705.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84156888
650 0 $aEmpresses$zChina$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008103029
651 0 $aChina$xHistory$yTang dynasty, 618-907.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024059
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