#91 - Tang 9: Reign of Terror
With her husband dead, Empress Wu is unrivaled in Chang'an, but that situation is tenuous as she has no legal basis for that power. Her eldest (surviving) son will take up the throne as Emperor Zhongzong for... all of two months before she decide...
February 29, 2016
35 min
91
Full
93 of 386
Episode 91 · February 29, 2016
#91 - Tang 9: Reign of Terror
0:00 / 35:27
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
History of China Episodes Around February 29, 2016
Episode 93 of 386 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
35:27This episode#91 - Tang 9: Reign of Terror
Summary
With her husband dead, Empress Wu is unrivaled in Chang'an, but that situation is tenuous as she has no legal basis for that power. Her eldest (surviving) son will take up the throne as Emperor Zhongzong for... all of two months before she decides he's got to go. Her timid, youngest son will fit her style much better as Ruizong, but when the high lords of the realm are exposed as conspiring against her, she will unleash her full fury on their ranks, employing tactics and methods that will decimate the literati class.
Time Period Covered:
683-686 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Empress Dowager Wu Zhao
Li Xian (Emperor Zhongzong) [r. 684]
Li Dan (Emperor Ruizong) [r. 684-689]
Empress Wei
Wei Xuanzhen
Li Jingye [d. 684]
Chancellor Pei Yan [d. 684]
General Cheng Wuding, "Terror of the Turks" [d. 684]
High Inquisitor Lai Junchen [d. 697]
High Inquisitor Zhou Xing [d. 691]
Monk Xue Huaiyi
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.