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	Emperor Gaozong of Song Summary
		Emperor Gaozong (June 12, 1107 – November 9, 1187), born Zhao Gou, was the tenth emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, and the first emperor of the Southern Song.
		Gaozong was the 9th son of Emperor Huizong and the younger half-brother of Emperor Qinzong.
		Gaozong then signed the Treaty of Shaoxing with the Jurchens which further ceded huge amounts of territories to the Jurchens in the hope of appeasement.
	www.bookrags.com /Emperor_Gaozong_of_Song (857 words)

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		Not long afterwards, most probably in 651, she was reintegrated into the imperial palace by Emperor Gaozong, son of Taizong, who had been struck by her beauty while visiting and worshipping in the nunnery.
		Gaozong's empress consort, from the Wang family, played a key role in the reintegration of Wu Meiniang in the imperial palace.
		She was even more in absolute control of power after she had Shangguan Yi and Li Zhong executed in January 665, and henceforth she sat behind to the now silent emperor during court audiences (most probably, she sat behind a screen at the rear of the throne) and took decisions.
	www.wooster.edu /Chinese/chinese/courses/fu_nu_wen_xue/Wu_Zetian.htm (1192 words)

	Emperor Gaozong of Tang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emperor Gaozong was the son of Emperor Taizong (9th) and the Empress Wende (3rd).
		In the beginning of Gaozong's reign, in 649, a chieftain of a Bai Mengshe tribe, Xinuluo, established a kingdom called Nanzhao near modern Yunnan under the nominal suzerainty of the Tang Empire.
		Gaozong is said to have respected the teachings of Islam greatly, feeling the teachings were compatible with Confucianism, and offered the building of the mosque as a sign of admiration.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_Gaozong_of_Tang_China (524 words)

	Heshen - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		It had been hypothesised that perhaps Gaozong thought Heshen was the reincarnate of the consort, and thus he attempted to overcome his guilt through indulging Heshen with gifts and promotion.
		It was not long before Heshen was given control of the both the Boards of Revenue and the Civil Council, allowing him to control the revenue of the entire empire, and appoint his own henchmen to important posts with in the officials.
		Heshen, Interaction with The Qianlong Emperor (Gaozong), The Rise of Heshen, The Fall of Heshen, Heshen in Popular Culture, The Alternative View on Heshen, Sources, 1750 births, 1799 deaths, History of China, History of Manchuria and Qing Dynasty.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Heshen (1481 words)

	Emperor Gaozong of Song - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emperor Gaozong (June 12, 1107 – November 9, 1187), born Zhao Gou, was the tenth emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, and the first emperor of the Southern Song.
		Gaozong was the 9th son of Emperor Huizong and the younger half-brother of Emperor Qinzong.
		Gaozong then signed the Treaty of Shaoxing with the Jurchens which further ceded huge amounts of territories to the Jurchens in the hope of appeasement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_Gaozong (401 words)

	Qianling Tomb - Xi'an, Empress Wu Zetian
		Qianling is the joint tomb of Gaozong (Li Zhi, 628-683 A.D.), the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty and his Empress Consort, Wu Zetian (624-705 A.D.).
		A monument to Emperor Gaozong located on the western side of the Phoenix Gate, consists of seven joints, which symbolize the Seven Elements, that is, the Sun, the Moon, Metal, Wood, Water, Earth, and Fire.
		Gaozong was fond of him and made him the crowned prince.
	www.cnhomestay.com /city/xian/qianling.htm (2485 words)

	The Ultimate Empress Wu Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		Not long afterwards, most probably in 651, she was reintegrated into the imperial palace by Emperor Gaozong, son of Taizong, who had been struck by her beauty while visiting and worshipping in the nunnery.
		Gaozong's empress consort, from the Wang (王) family, played a key role in the reintegration of Wu Meiniang in the imperial palace.
		She was even more in absolute control of power after she had Shangguan Yi (上官儀) and Li Zhong (李忠) executed in January 665, and henceforth she sat behind to the now silent emperor during court audiences (most probably, she sat behind a screen at the rear of the throne) and took decisions.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Wu_Zetian (1281 words)

	Wu Zetian
		He was succeeded by his son Gaozong and following the established court procedures, the old emperor's concubines were sent to a nunnery to live out their days.
		After a period of some two to three years, she was summonsed to the palace and given the title Zhaoyi, the second grade concubine of the new emperor.
		Gaozong died in 683 and Wu's third son, Li Xian (656-710) ascended to the throne and was named Emperor Zhongzong.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22879.htm (1131 words)

	Wikinfo \| Empress Wu Zetian of China
		She began as a member of the harem of Emperor Tang Taizong of China and was given the name Wu Mei (武媚 wu3 mei4).
		She succeeded in discrediting Gaozong's wife, Queen Wang, by framing her for the the killing of her baby (Wu Zetian herself had done the deed) and became empress herself.
		After Gaozong suffered a stroke, she began to govern China from behind the scenes through him and subsequent puppet emperors, only assuming power herself in 690, when she declared the Zhou Dynasty (not to be confused with the first Zhou Dynasty, lasting from 1122 BC to 256 BC).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Wu_Zetian,_Empress_of_China (401 words)

	China Corner - Traditional Chinese Culture
		Emperor Gaozong was fascinated by Wu`s talent and beauty and frequently visited her in the nunnery.
		Emperor Gaozong was disgusted by these actions but by now had become too feeble to make efforts to curb Wu Zetian.
		Gaozong died in 683 and Wu`s third son.
	www.china-corner.com /article_list.asp?id=591 (1008 words)

	Qian Tomb
		Each imperial tomb is surrounded by a number of lesser tombs which are the resting sites of the princes, princesses, and chief administration officials, all associated with the buried emperor.
		The Qian Tomb [ä¹¾éµ] at the western end of the 150km stretch, shared by Gaozong [å”é«å®—] and his wife, empress Wu Zetian [æ¦åå¤©], is the second largest complex with a perimeter of 40km.
		The shorter side of the mountain extension represents her hair while the longer side represents her body with two peaks said to bear "uncanny resemblance" to her bosom.
	www.cs.iastate.edu /~jia/album/2005/album-qian-tomb.html (678 words)

	ASN
		Located on Liangshan, Qianling Tomb was built in 684 A.D. According to the records, the inner city, about 240 square meters, followed the rectangular layout of Chang'an city with four gates on each side named clockwise: the Phoenix in the south, the Tortoise north, the Black Dragon east and the White Tiger west.
		From a distance, the hills greatly resemble a pair of women's breasts, incurring the tale that Emperor Tang Gaozong had them constructed to honor the natural beauty of his wife.
		It was built to record Gaozong's political achievements and military exploits.
	home.att.net /~chanter/ancientstudies/asia_china_relic02_tomb.html (572 words)

	Wu Zetian : China's Only Empress
		Previously, she had managed to catch the eye of the new emperor, Taizong's son, Gaozong, and he soon had her brought back to court.
		Wu Zetian soon silenced her opposition with cunning and the full force of her newly found power, and when Gaozong was left crippled by a stroke in 660, she took charge of the court.
		Gaozong died in 683 and Wu Zetian's power continued undiminished.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/oriental_history/89858 (494 words)

	Song Gaozong
		Gaozong was the first emperor of the Southern Song, with his capital in Hangzhou.
		He gained some measure of peace with the Jin to the north only after he signed a treaty in 1141 under which he sent annual tribute to the Jin.
		Gaozong, personal name æ§ Gou, style name Deji, was the ninth son of Huizong.
	www.silkqin.com /09hist/qinshixu/gaozong.htm (356 words)

	english.eastday.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The 1,048-meter-high north peak is the site of the mausoleum for Wu and her husband, the Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi, A.D. Born to an official, Wu had little more than beauty and the cultured upbringing of her class: She studied calligraphy, the Chinese classics and music.
		Gaozong began making frequent visits to the convent, and eventually brought her back to the palace as a Zhaoyi, the second-grade concubine.
		The tomb contains a pair of tablets: Gaozong's political achievements and military exploits are recorded on a 6.5-meter-high tablet, engraved with animal figures.
	english.eastday.com /epublish/gb/paper1/738/class000100006/hwz99638.htm (940 words)

	History of the stele without inscription of Qianling \| China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Very in anger, the Gaozong emperor thought naturally that it was the Wang queen who had killed the baby.
		Moreover, the Chinese economy was flourishing, and the army pushed back several times of the foreign invasions, so that all the conditions were met for the dynasty of Tang reaches its golden age.
		It was buried with her husband the Gaozong emperor in Qianling.
	www.chine-informations.com /mods/dossiers/index.php?lg=en&action=fiche&id=477 (1405 words)

	Wu
		A later, and considerably less reliable source has Gaozong initiating the wordplay, flicking water at her from the bowl, and musing aloud that he has been thinking of an old story in which a prince has sex with a goddess.
		Fictional accounts of Wu's life have her cuddling up to Gaozong in the afterglow, sobbing that she was torn between her loyalty to the dying Emperor and to the passions of his son, and that in having sex with Gaozong she has become a sinner and a criminal.
		Gaozong supposedly unhooked his belt and gave it to her as a keepsake, promising that when he became emperor, Wu would become empress.
	www.muramasaindustries.com /fact/wu/brutebeasts.html (499 words)

	ªZ«h¤Ñ - Wu Zetian
		As for Gaozong, it seems that as his wife's vengeance unfolded, he became more and more debilitated in spirit and morale, weeping openly, for instance at the fate of his former Empress and his uncle Zhang-Sun Wu-Ji one of the Zai-Xiang who had opposed Empress Wu.
		In 660, Gaozong suffered a stroke which resulted in the temporary delegation of his duties to the Empress.
		Warned that the Empress' unrestrained influence was detrimental to the empire, Gaozong considered deposing Empress Wu in late 664.
	www15.brinkster.com /orientalempire/life2.htm (555 words)

	CNTO - China National Tourist Office
		The Greater Wild Goose Pagoda was built in 652, the 3rd year of Yonghui of the Tang Emperor Gaozong, and is located in the Daci'en Temple complex in the southern suburb of Xi'an.
		The Shusheng Tablet was erected to record the achievements of Emperor Gaozong.
		The inscription was composed by Wu Zetian and inscribed by Gaozong.
	www.cnto.org /silkroad-shaanxi.asp (1401 words)

	ªZ«h¤Ñ - Wu Zetian
		According to some sources, it was at the summoning of Gaozong's wife, the Empress Wang, that Wu Zetian returned to the Palace.
		From that moment on, Gaozong conceived a violent dislike of Empress Wang and planned to depose her.
		He became intimate with her, and if later Palace gossip is to be believed, she gave birth to Li Xian, although the child was officially attributed to Wu Zetian.
	www15.brinkster.com /orientalempire/life1.htm (1609 words)

	Heshen - China-related Topics HE-HH - China-Related Topics
		It had been hypothesised that perhaps Gaozong thought Heshen was the reincarnate of the consort, and thus he attempted to overcome his guilt through indulging Heshen with gifts and promotion.
		It was not long before Heshen was given control of the both the Boards of Revenue and the Civil Council, allowing him to control the revenue of the entire empire, and appoint his own henchmen to important posts with in the officials.
		Heshen's hold on the Emperor was further strengthened when in 1790, his son was married to Gaozong's tenth and favourite daughter.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Heshen (1175 words)

	Empress Wu Zetian
		As tradition dictated, once the Emperor died, all of his concubines could never remarry and were sent away to a nunnery for the rest of their lives.
		She gave birth to two sons to the Emperor Gaozong, which garnered her much favor in the eyes of the Emperor.
		Emperor Gaozong’s health was frail for most of his rule and as his health failed, Empress Wu gained more and more political power.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Article/418928 (1526 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - In the Line of Fire: Stories of the Southern Song (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Gaozong also never told the soldiers that the reason they were assigned to border duties near the Xi Xia after the revolts was so that none of them could watch as the unseaworthy vessels were scuttled.
		Gaozong felt a deep sense of shame and embarrassment at allowing himself to be drawn into alliance with the very same barbarians who were occupying the lands of his ancestors and it was on this sad note that Gaozong’s reign ended in 1162.
		If Emperor Gaozong’s foreign policy had been a non-starter, his successor Xiazong was to adopt a stridently forward policy that would serve the Song well in the years to come.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/printthread.php?t=159387 (3610 words)

	Empress Wu Zetian
		After the death of Emperor Taizong, Wu Meiniang is sent to the Ganyie Temple where she suffers all kinds of humiliations.
		Emperor Gaozong has her back to the palace because of her preganance.
		After the death of Emperor Gaozong, she dethrones the crown prince, sets up the Empire Wuzhou, and becomes an unprecedented and unrepeatable Empress.
	www.chinesemall.com /emwuzet.html (166 words)

	Seven Castles: Origin of Youtiao (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		He at first ignored it, but then Gaozong sent repeated orders telling him to come back to the capital.
		Qin, the prime minister, persuaded Gaozong that it would be better to make a peace treaty with the Jins rather than fight them.
		Gaozong feared for his job and was willing to appease the Jin and keep his throne, rather than lose it by reestablishing Chinese sovereignty.
	sevencastles.spaces.live.com /Blog/cns!1psdFdW3uWZp-A3c-JeidiRg!1354.entry (589 words)

	Chinese History, Tang dynasty
		Tang dynasty's economic prosperity, social stability and brilliant culture were a beacon for the rest of the world.
		Wu Zetian didn't begin as an empress but one of concubines of Gaozong, who was fascinated by her beauty and willing to oust his previous empress to install her instead.
		After Gaozong suffered a stroke in 660, Empress Wu took full charge and became the only female monarch of China.
	www.hometownchina.com /tang.htm (401 words)

	Empress Wu Zetian: Tang Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		By virtue of her intelligence and accomplishments, Wu gradually earned Gaozong's trust and became a favourite of the entire court.
		Stealthily, she began to compete with Empress Wang and the senior concubine Xiaoshu for the favour of Emperor Gaozong.
		Gaozong died in 683 and Wu's third son, Li Xian (656 - 710) ascended to the throne and was named Emperor Zhongzong.
	www.muztagh.com /china-history/tang/emperor_wuzetian.htm (1998 words)

	Táng Qián Líng (Táng Qián Tomb) \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Xian \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Built for the Gaozong emperor and his strong-willed wife, the Empress Wu Zétian, the Qián Líng has never been excavated or (it is believed) robbed.
		The one on the left is a eulogy to the reign of Gaozong, composed by his wife.
		Further on is a group of headless figures, foreign emissaries at the Gaozong emperor's funeral.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/xian/A32799.html (376 words)

	WU ZETIAN, Guangyuan Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		Born in 624 AD to a court official, at the age of fourteen Wu Zetian became a concubine to the Tang emperor Taizong, but was later forced into seclusion as a Buddhist nun after she was rumoured to be having an affair with Taizong's son, Gaozong.
		Restored to favour as a concubine in 652 after Gaozong's accession, Wu Zetian spent the next thirty years building up her power at court, ruthlessly eliminating anyone she saw as a threat to her position - including numerous officials, one of her sisters, several of her sons and stepsons, one grandson and four daughters-in-law.
		By the time Gaozong died in 683, she was secure enough to pass over his successor, Li Xian, in favour of her own son by Gaozong, Li Dan - known as emperor Ruizong.
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/China/Guangyuan/54895.htm (285 words)

	Emperor Gaozong of Song - Timeline Index
		Emperor Gaozong, born Zhao Gou, was the tenth emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, and the first emperor of the Southern Song.
		Gaozong re-established his seat of government in Lin'an (today's Hangzhou).
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	www.timelineindex.com /kidsweek/view/1696 (157 words)

	Silk Road Shaanxi Travel
		The Greater Wild Goose Pagoda was built in 652, the 3rd year of Yonghui of the Tang Emperor Gaozong, and is located in the Daci'en Temple complex in the southern suburb of Xi'an.
		The Shusheng Tablet was erected to record the achievements of Emperor Gaozong.
		The inscription was composed by Wu Zetian and inscribed by Gaozong.
	www.chinainfotravel.com /silkroad-shaanxi.htm (1402 words)

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