Empress Wu the Great
By: X L. Woo.
Publisher: Algora Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780875866604; 9780875866611; 9780875866628
Subjects: Wu hou, -- Empress of China, -- 624-705; Empresses -- China -- Biography; China -- History -- Tang dynasty, 618-907
Genres: Biography.
Table of contents: title: Origins of a future sovereign; title: The Wu family; title: Wu's father rises from a merchant to a nobleman; title: Mr. Wu marries up; title: Mr. Wu becomes a governor; title: Mr. Wu departs this realm; title: The establishment of the tang dynasty; title: Mr. Wu's sponsor becomes the second emperor of the tang dynasty; title: Empress Changsun and a few of the courtiers; title: Miss Wu becomes an imperial concubine; title: The sons vie for the succession; title: Selecting the crown prince; title: Introduction to the crown prince; title: Sent to a nunnery; title: The new emperor reigns; title: Empress Wang gets Wu back to the palace; title: Empress Wang and concubine Xiao unite against concubine Wu; title: Concubine Wu fights back; title: The courtiers take sides; title: Empress Wang and her supporters take a mis-step; title: Empress Wang and the crown prince are removed; title: Wu becomes empress; title: From  empress to empress dowager; title: Advancing supporters and annihilating opponents; title: Taking part in politics; title: The pleasures of traveling; title: Relationship with her children; title: The empress dowager consolidates her power; title: Standing at the top; title: View from the summit; title: Rebellions; title: The largest rebellion; title: The rebellions of the Princes Li; title: Other rebellions; title: Abuse of power at every level; title: Picking favorites; title: Naming a successor; title: Empress Wu's favorites; title: Relations with other nations; title: Tibet; title: Korea; title: The Tujue clan; title: Japan and Arabia; title: Famous legends about Empress Wu; title: Face reading; title: Flowers blooming in winter; title: Other legends; title: .