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The traditional Chinese historical view on her was generally mixed. Traditional Confucian historians view her as brutal and corrupt. She is viewed in a better light by many modern historians and especially feminist scholars.
The traditional Chinese historical view on her was generally mixed. Traditional Confucian historians view her as brutal and corrupt. She is viewed in a better light by many modern historians and especially feminist scholars.
[[Jiang Qing]], [[Mao Zedong|Mao Zedong's]] wife, often compared herself to Wu Zetian. In the 1960s, she tried to use [[propaganda]] to "reform" Empress Wu and cover her crimes.
Empress Wu tried to change several Chinese characters. The alternate characters are not used today. However, scholars of women's history use them sometimes out of respect for Wu Zetian.
There is a [[stele]] to Empress Wu at the Qianling Mausoleum. Usually, the stele is covered with characters that describe the Emperor's achievements. Empress Wu's stele is blank. The Empress ordered that it be unmarked so that a future generation could carve her legacy onto it.
[[Category:Chinese Emperors]]
[[Category:Chinese Emperors]]
[[Category:Queens]]
[[Category:Queens]]