The showiest patron of all may have been Empress Wu Zetian, whose desire for divine projection—and protection—led her to oversee, in 695, the creation of the complex's largest statue ...
Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and later in her own right. She ruled as empress consort through ...
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