Emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗, born Li Dan 李旦(662-716), was the fifth and ninth emperor of Tang China. 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. ... Tang Dynasty (唐朝 618-907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ... Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty in China ruled from 650 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 705, Wu died, his brother Zhongzong became emperor. In 710, Zhongzong was poisoned to death, he and his son, Emperor Xuanzong engineered a coup d'etat and overthrown Emperor Shao and he became emperor for the second time. He retired in 712 and recieved 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. ... 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. ... Zhongzong was an Emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, ruling briefly in 684 and again from 705 to 710. ... Events End of the Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period and beginning of the Japan. ... Emperor Tang Xuanzong (唐玄宗) (685 - 762), born Li Longji (李隆基), was the sixth emperor of the Tang dynasty of China. ... Events Ansprand succeeds Aripert as king of the Lombards June 12 - Luitprand succeeds his father Ansprand as king of the Lombards Tang Xuan Zhong succeeds Tang Rui Zong as emperor of China Births Al-Mansur, second Abbasid caliph Du Fu, Chinese poet Deaths Aripert, king of the Lombards Ansprand, king... Taishang Huang (Chinese: 太上皇; pinyin: tàishàng huáng) was a Chinese title used all across Eastern Asia for a retired emperor. ...