02766nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10476657 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080717s2008 nyu s 000 0beng d 2008031633 9780875866604 (trade paper : alk. paper) 9780875866611 (case laminate : alk. paper) 9780875866628 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)742513964 a-cc--- DS749.42.W8 W66 2008eb 951/.017092 B 22 Woo, X. L. Empress Wu the Great [electronic resource] : Tang dynasty China / X L. Woo. New York : Algora Pub., c2008. viii, 175 p. Origins 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Wu hou, Empress of China, 624-705. Empresses China Biography. China History Tang dynasty, 618-907. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10476657 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 116499 116499