LEADER 03513nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910809820803321 005 20230721004255.0 010 $a9786611793883 010 $a1-281-79388-4 010 $a0-87586-662-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000691282 035 $a(EBL)362244 035 $a(OCoLC)437224767 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000359333 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12144732 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000359333 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10380516 035 $a(PQKB)10921210 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000146353 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11160379 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000146353 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10187224 035 $a(PQKB)11307149 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC362244 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL362244 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10476657 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL179388 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000691282 100 $a20080717d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEmpress Wu the Great $eTang dynasty China /$fX L. Woo 210 $aNew York $cAlgora Pub.$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (184 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87586-661-1 311 $a0-87586-660-3 327 $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 departs this realm -- 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. 330 $aEurope and Great Britain have had many sovereign queens in the course of history. In ancient China, there was none of that. Only one Empress ever ruled China in her own name - Empress Wu. Given her startling performance in a world of deadly intrigue and shifting loyalties, Wu is still respected as an effective and clear-sighted ruler. 606 $aEmpresses$zChina$vBiography 607 $aChina$xHistory$yTang dynasty, 618-907 615 0$aEmpresses 676 $a951/.017092 676 $aB 700 $aWoo$b X. L$0859198 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809820803321 996 $aEmpress Wu the Great$94092443 997 $aUNINA