Empress Wu

Summary

Empress Wu is a human^[1]. She was born in Kaifeng^[2]. She was born on +1115-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. She died on +1197-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Empress Wu's place of birth was Kaifeng^[2].
• Empress Wu was born on +1115-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Empress Wu died on +1197-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Empress Wu's father was Wu Jin^[6].
• Among Empress Wu's spouses was Emperor Gaozong of Song^[7].
• Empress Wu held citizenship in Song dynasty^[8].
• Empress Wu's image is recorded as Sung Kao-tsung's Empress (Leaf 9 from Half-length Portraits of Sung Emperors and Empresses).jpg^[9].
• Empress Wu is recorded as female^[10].
• Empress Wu's instance of is recorded as human^[11].
• Empress Wu's ancestral home is recorded as Qiantang County^[12].
• Empress Wu's Commons category is recorded as Empress Xiansheng Cilie of Song^[13].
• Empress Wu's CBDB ID is recorded as 0017702^[14].
• Empress Wu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hglm50^[15].
• Empress Wu's family name is recorded as Wu^[16].
• Empress Wu's described by source is recorded as History of Song^[17].
• Empress Wu's posthumous name is recorded as 憲聖^[18].
• Empress Wu's posthumous name is recorded as 憲聖慈烈^[19].
• Empress Wu's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000038107348179^[20].
• Empress Wu's Artnet artist ID is recorded as empress-cilie^[21].
• Empress Wu's Shanghai Library person ID is recorded as ptlgr7fnvmk3r7no^[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Empress Wu was born in Kaifeng^[2]. She was born on +1115-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. Her father was Wu Jin^[6].

Personal Life

Among Empress Wu's spouses was Emperor Gaozong of Song^[7].

Death and Burial

Empress Wu died on +1197-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Empress Wu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

FAQs

Where was Empress Wu born?

Born in Kaifeng^[2], Empress Wu…

Who were Empress Wu's parents?

Empress Wu's father was Wu Jin^[6].

Who was Empress Wu married to?

Empress Wu's spouses include Emperor Gaozong of Song^[7].