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Which Chinese empress became the only woman in history to rule as emperor in her own right, going so far as to invent new characters to write her own name?
Answer
Wu Zetian
Wu Zetian founded the short-lived Zhou dynasty (690–705 CE) and ruled as emperor in her own right, unlike other powerful Chinese women who ruled as regents or consorts.
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Empress Wu Zetian of China invented new Chinese characters to rename herself and promoted them so aggressively they vanished after her death.
Other options people guess
- Empress Dowager Cixi
- Empress Lü Zhi
- Consort Yang Guifei
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