In 690 CE, Wu Zetian, who entered the Imperial Palace at age 13 as a low-ranking concubine, rose to become the only woman in 4,000 years of Chinese dynastic history to claim the title of emperor (Huangdi) rather than empress, ruling alone from Luoyang for 15 years after deposing her own sons.
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In 690 CE, a woman rose from the floor of a Buddhist temple and declared herself emperor of China.
Wu Zetian had entered the Imperial [music] Palace at age 13 as the lowest rank of concubine, sent to serve a nun's vows after her master's death.
She returned.
She became empress consort, ruled beside an ailing emperor for two decades, [music] deposed her own sons, and on October 16th, 690, took the title Huangdi, not empress, but emperor.
From her divine capital at Luoyang, she governed alone for 15 years, the only woman in 4,000 years of dynastic history to claim the dragon throne in her own name.
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