Di Renjie (狄仁傑) (630 - 700) was a Chinese official famous for opposing corruption who twice served as the Chancellor of Tang China. He was born in Taiyuan in a family that formerly produced eunuchs (Di Renjie was not a eunuch). His grandfather, Di Shaoshu, was the vice-chancellor during the Emperor Taizong period. Events Muhammad captures Mecca (January). ... // Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt Cáin Adomnáin defining the relationship between women and priests. ... Chancellor of China 丞相 (Cheng Xiang) or 宰相 (Zai Xiang), was the highest rank in the imperial government in former China after the emperor (685 BC-6 BC, 189-1380). ... Tang Dynasty (唐朝 618-907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ... Location within China Taiyuan (Chinese: 太原; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Tai-yüan) is a prefecture-level city in China, capital of the Shanxi province. ... Emperor Taizong of Tang China (January 23, 599–July 10, 649), born Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China from 626 to 649. ...

In 686, when he was a mayor in the city of Gansu, he was a very popular government official as he was good at handling the relationship with the non-Han Chinese, winning the heart of many non-Han Chinese people. Events October 21 - Conon becomes Pope, succeeding Pope John V. Empress Jito ascends to the throne of Japan Kingdom of Kent attacked and conquered by West Saxons under Caedwalla Births August 23 - Charles Martel, winner of the Battle of Tours Deaths Emperor Temmu of Japan Korean Buddhist monk Weonhyo See... Gansu (Simplified Chinese: 甘肃; Traditional Chinese: 甘肅; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, Kansu, or Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

In 688, because of his criticisms on Zhang Guangsun, he was dismissed but then re-appointed as mayor of Fuzhou. He was appointed as chancellor in September and was responsible for regional affairs. In February 693, he was imprisoned because of the slander of Wu Chengyi (武承嗣). Events Emperor Justinian II of the Bulgarians. ... Fuzhou (Chinese: 福州; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Fu-chou; EFEO: Fou-Tcheou; SLC: Hùk-cieu; also seen as Foochow or Fuchow) is the provincial seat and the largest prefecture-level city of Fujian province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Births Deaths Categories: 693 ...

In 696, forces of Khitan occupied an important city of Hubei. In order to set up a stable political environment, Empress Wu appointed him as mayor of Weizhou (Daming). Events Births Deaths Categories: 696 ... The Khitan, in Chinese Qidan (契丹 Pinyin: Qìdān), were an ethnic group which dominated much of Manchuria and was classified in Chinese history as one of the Tungus ethnic groups (東胡族 dōng hú zú). They established the Liao dynasty in 907, which was then conquered in 1125 by the... Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hu-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hupeh) is a central province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Wu Zetian (武則天) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only female emperor in the history of China, founding her own dynasty, the Zhou (周), and ruling under the name Emperor Shengshen (聖神皇帝) from 690 to 705. ... Weizhou (涠洲; pinyin: Wéizhōu) is a Chinese island in the Gulf of Tonkin. ...

In October 697, he was re-invited back to the court and was appointed as chancellor for the second time. He held this post until his death. He suggested Empress Wu to make the formerly and later Emperor Zhongzong of Tang China crown prince, to gain the support of people, Empress Wu accepted. In 698, he was appointed as the vice-commander against foreign invasions while the crown prince was the commander. After his death in 700, the court gave him very high evaluations. When the ministers asked for the feeling of the empress about the death of Di, Wu cried and used four Chinese characters (朝堂空也) to express her feelings, meaning that she thought the court became blank without him. He was even given higher appreciation after the death of Empress Wu as he indirectly helped to overthrow the Zhou Dynasty and restore the Tang Dynasty due to suggesting the appointment of Zhang Jianzhi, who served as chancellor in 705 and started a coup d'état to restore Zhongzong in power. Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Events End of the reign of Empress Jito of Japan Emperor Mommu ascends to the throne of Japan Approximate date of the Council of Birr, when the northern part of Ireland accepted the Roman calculations for celebrating Easter. ... Wu Zetian (武則天) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only female emperor in the history of China, founding her own dynasty, the Zhou (周), and ruling under the name Emperor Shengshen (聖神皇帝) from 690 to 705. ... Zhongzong was an Emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, ruling briefly in 684 and again from 705 to 710. ... Wu Zetian (武則天) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only female emperor in the history of China, founding her own dynasty, the Zhou (周), and ruling under the name Emperor Shengshen (聖神皇帝) from 690 to 705. ... Events Tiberius III deposes Leontius and becomes Byzantine Emperor. ... // Events Saint Adamnan convinces 51 kings to adopt Cáin Adomnáin defining the relationship between women and priests. ... Wu Zetian (武則天) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only female emperor in the history of China, founding her own dynasty, the Zhou (周), and ruling under the name Emperor Shengshen (聖神皇帝) from 690 to 705. ... For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). ... Zhang Jiangzhi (張柬之) (625 - 706), was a Chancellor. ... Alternate meaning: Area code 705 Events End of the short-lived Zhou Dynasty in China Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik succeeded by al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik. ... A coup détat (pronounced ), or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government through unconstitutional means by a part of the state establishment that mostly replaces just the top power figures. ...