Zhou dynasty (690–705)
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Zhou, known in historiography as the Wu Zhou (Chinese: 武周), Southern Zhou (Chinese: 南周), Second Zhou or Restored Zhou, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that existed between 690 and 705, when Wu Zhao (commonly known as Wu Zetian) ruled as Emperor of China. The dynasty began when Wu Zhao usurped the throne of her son, the Emperor Ruizong of Tang, and lasted until the Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored to the throne in the Shenlong Coup. Historians generally view the Wu Zhou as an interregnum of the Tang dynasty.
Zhou 周 | |||||||||||||
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690–705 | |||||||||||||
Status | Empire | ||||||||||||
Capital | Shendu (Luoyang) | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Chinese | ||||||||||||
Religion | Buddhism (state religion), Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion | ||||||||||||
Government | Absolute non-hereditary monarchy | ||||||||||||
Emperor of China | |||||||||||||
• 690–705 | Wu Zetian | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established by Wu Zetian | 17 October[1] 690 | ||||||||||||
21 February[2] 705 | |||||||||||||
Currency | Chinese coin, Chinese cash | ||||||||||||
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The sole ruler of Wu Zhou was Wu Zetian. She took the name "Wu ZeTian" upon her coronation. Wu named her dynasty after the ancient Zhou dynasty, from whom she believed herself to be descended.