Wu Zhou's Status In The Tang Dynasty

Wu Zhou was an intelligent woman who pushed for power within the inner court; her strategy to achieve status in the Tang dynasty proved effective as she is considered today to be the only female Emperor to grace China. Though she had used some extreme tactics to achieve her goal, I think most of her behavior can be justified by her intentions for creating a better China. Along with becoming Emperor, she convinced China that Buddhism should be the primary religion as oppose to Daoism.
Fortunate to be born into a family that supported education, Wu Zhou, in her travels with her father, gained a loving parent-child bond that drove her to exceed boundaries and achieve great things. Since her father did not have the chance to become a man of status, she wanted to make him proud and prove society’s standards wrong by outcompeting her opponents—males. Being well versed in education, politics, and discovering her own beauty, she gained position of Talent Wu, or fifth- ranked concubine to Emperor Taizong.
After Emperor Taizong’s reign was coming to an end, she turned her eyes to who would be next in line as emperor. She immediately began
When somebody crossed her, she would convince Gaozong to get rid of them because of the bad influence they had. But she couldn’t have gained such power without him. Goazong was well liked by the people, partially because he was a male, and she needed his approval in order to advance in the inner court. Taizong had left the dynasty in a good place and Gaozong was entrusted to follow in his footsteps. Confucian thought had influenced them both in how they perceived others. A harmonious relationship needed to be had between the royal couple or the Tang dynasty would fall apart. She dictated to him on how the state should be run, and he conveyed it to China because they weren’t quite ready to handle orders from a female of