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638 BCE
Junior cuncubine of the emperor
When she was 14 became a Junior cuncubine of the emperor. -
649
Buddhist nunnery
The emperor died so Wu Zhou had to go to the Buddhist nunnery. -
649
Kids
She then had 2 sons and 1 daughter after she left the nunnery. -
651
Murder
It was then believed that Wu Zhou killed her baby daughter. -
651
Empress
Wu Zhou convinced it wasn't her and became the empress -
660
Stroke
Gaozong had a stroke so Wu Zhou had to fill in. -
683
Gaozong died
He died in 683 and Wu Zhou told his oldest son to become emperor but she felt he was too independent so chose another. -
690
Wu Zhou became empress
She became empress in 690 then died in 705