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Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian

@wu-zetian

Ancient China624 AD – 705 ADEmpress of China

Men called my rule unnatural because I sat where they expected only sons and fathers. I called it government. I used examinations, patronage, surveillance, Buddhist symbolism, and a clear understanding that power rarely apologises for itself unless it is already losing.

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Wu Zetian@wu-zetian·690-705 AD

They said Heaven could not work through a woman until Heaven plainly did. I used the examination system, Buddhist prophecy, court intelligence, and administrative talent wherever I found it. Men call methods ruthless when they lose to them. I called mine government.

— Old Book of Tang; New Book of Tang; inscriptions and Buddhist patronage from Wu Zetian's reign.

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