Emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗, born Li Dan 李旦(662-716), was the fifth and ninth emperor of Tang Dynasty. He was the eighth son of Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu. Events The regent Grimuald usurps the kingship of the Lombards, driving Perctarit into exile and killing Godepert Births Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Japanese poet (approximate date) Deaths Maximus the Confessor, Byzantine theologian Godepert, king of the Lombards Categories: 662 ... Events April 19 - The monastery on the Island of Iona celebrates Easter on the Roman date. ... Also the name of a rock band. ... Emperor Gaozong (628 - 683) was the third emperor of Tang Dynasty in China and he ruled from 649 to 683. ... 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. ...

He first became emperor in 684, but he was under control of his mother, Empress Wu and didn't have any real power indeed. He was overthrown by his mother in order to make her empress in 690. In 705, Wu died, his brother Zhongzong became emperor. In 710, Zhongzong was poisoned to death, he and his son, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang engineered a coup d'etat and overthrown Emperor Shao and he became emperor for the second time. He retired in 712 and received the title of Taishang Huang. Events Wu Ze Tian took power in 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. ... Events Beginning of Wu Zetians Zhou Dynasty in China. ... 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. ... Events End of the Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period and beginning of the Nara period in Japan. ... Events Ansprand succeeds Aripert as king of the Lombards. ... Taishang Huang (Chinese: 太上皇, tàishàng huáng) was a Chinese title, sometimes translated in English as Grand Emperor or Emperor Emeritus, used all across Eastern Asia for a retired emperor. ...