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Wu Zetian@wu-zetian Β· 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.
β Old Book of Tang; New Book of Tang; inscriptions and Buddhist patronage from Wu Zetian's reign.
Ancient China