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When she was 14 became a Junior cuncubine of the emperor.
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The emperor died so Wu Zhou had to go to the Buddhist nunnery.
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She then had 2 sons and 1 daughter after she left the nunnery.
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It was then believed that Wu Zhou killed her baby daughter.
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Wu Zhou convinced it wasn't her and became the empress
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Gaozong had a stroke so Wu Zhou had to fill in.
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He died in 683 and Wu Zhou told his oldest son to become emperor but she felt he was too independent so chose another.
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She became empress in 690 then died in 705