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#91 - Tang 9: Reign of Terror
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Feb 29, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
With her husband dead, Empress Wu is unrivaled in Chang'an, but that situation is tenuous as she has no legal basis for that power. Her eldest (surviving) son will take up the throne as Emperor Zhongzong for... all of two months before she decides he's got to go. Her timid, youngest son will fit her style much better as Ruizong, but when the high lords of the realm are exposed as conspiring against her, she will unleash her full fury on their ranks, employing tactics and methods that will decimate the literati class.
Time Period Covered:
683-686 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Empress Dowager Wu Zhao
Li Xian (Emperor Zhongzong) [r. 684]
Li Dan (Emperor Ruizong) [r. 684-689]
Empress Wei
Wei Xuanzhen
Li Jingye [d. 684]
Chancellor Pei Yan [d. 684]
General Cheng Wuding, "Terror of the Turks" [d. 684]
High Inquisitor Lai Junchen [d. 697]
High Inquisitor Zhou Xing [d. 691]
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Time Period Covered:
683-686 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Empress Dowager Wu Zhao
Li Xian (Emperor Zhongzong) [r. 684]
Li Dan (Emperor Ruizong) [r. 684-689]
Empress Wei
Wei Xuanzhen
Li Jingye [d. 684]
Chancellor Pei Yan [d. 684]
General Cheng Wuding, "Terror of the Turks" [d. 684]
High Inquisitor Lai Junchen [d. 697]
High Inquisitor Zhou Xing [d. 691]
Monk Xue Huaiyi For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Feb 29, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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