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Info Sources:
The Old Book of Tang 旧唐书
The New Book of Tang 新唐书
Tang Huiyao 唐会要
Zizhi Tongjian 资治通鉴
Meng Man Talks Wu Zetian
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Empress Wu Portrait in Thumbnail: Art by 朽铂, commisioned by me
C-Dramas the Actor Representations Were Taken From:
Wu Zetian 武则天 (1995)
Secret History of Wu Zetian 武则天秘史 (2011)
Empress of China 武媚娘传奇 (2014)
Peace in Palace, Peace in Changan 天下长安 (Yet to Air)
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