Zhongzong was an Emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, ruling briefly in 684 and again from 705 to 710. Below is a table of Chinese monarchs. ... The Tang Dynasty (唐朝 pinyin: tángcháo) (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ... Events Wu Ze Tian took power 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 Japan. ...

He was son of Emperor Gaozong of Tang China and Empress Wu. He succeeded his father in 684. His mother however soon deposed him in favor of his younger brother Emperor Ruizong of Tang China. By the end of the year Ruizong was also deposed and Wu took the throne for herself. 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. ...

After being secluded for over twenty years, Zhongzong was caught in the middle of a bitter power struggle within the court. The Empress Wu and her nephew, Wu Sansi, ran the court with a great deal of corruption. She sold Buddhist Monkhoods and positions at court while taking child slaves. Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ... A male Caucasian toddler child A child (plural: children) is a young human. ... The word slaves has several meanings and usages: People who are owned by others, and live to serve them without pay. ...

He eventually succeeded his own mother in 705 and reigned until 710. In 710, Emperor Zhongzong was poisoned to death by his Empress Wei (韦皇后). Empress Wei then installed her 16-year-old son to be the new Emperor Shao Di, so she could take control of the nation. Li Longji (李隆基), the nephew of Emperor Zhongzong, son of Emperor Ruizong, planned a coup with his aunt Princess Taiping (太平公主) and they overthrew Empress Wei's regime and the emperor (Princess Taiping said to the young emperor:" you shall not sit on the emperor's seat"). Li Dan, the father of Li Longji and the older brother of Princess Taiping, was installed to be the Emperor Ruizong of Tang China (唐睿宗). Princess Taiping (太平公主) (655? - 713), was the princess of Tang dynasty of China. ...

.. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty in China ruled from 650 to 683. ... The Tang Dynasty (唐朝 pinyin: tángcháo) (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 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. ... The Tang Dynasty (唐朝 pinyin: tángcháo) (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ...