Wu Hou Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Wu Hou, based on 3 World History Database records associated with China.

3 records690–7053 events0 places

Chronological biography

690

Succession690

House / House of Tang · Empress

Succeeds as Empress of China

694

Reform of Government694

Government / Government of China · Empress

Buddhism ceases to be treated as a foreign religion

705

Abdication705

House / House of Tang · Empress

Forced to abdicate after Confucian officials are alienated by her support for Buddhism

Titles and roles

Empress

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.