When did Wu Zetian die

There are many different historical records of Wu's death day, but it should be on November 26 in the first year of Shenlong (705). Because she had been an emperor during her lifetime, on May 9, shortly after her death (706 in the second year of Shenlong), Zuo Sanqi Chang Shi Wu Sansi, Zhongshu Ling Wei Yuanzhong, Ministry of Rites Shangshu Zhu Qinming and historian Taichang Shaoqing Xu Yanbo, secretary and young eunuch Liu Chong, Guozi Siye Cui Rong and Xu Jian, etc., revised the "Zetian Shilu" two (or three) ten volumes, and the "Anthology" one hundred and twenty volumes. However, because Wu Sansi and others repeated coups d'état at that time, the political tide was turbulent, and they controlled the historical situation, so it was not satisfactory.

On November 14, the fourth year of Kaiyuan (710), Liu Zhiji, Wu Jing and others revised 20 volumes of "Ruizong Shilu", 30 volumes of "Zetian Shilu" and 20 volumes of "Zhongzong Shilu", and the book was completed. At this time, Emperor Kaiyuan had already eliminated Princess Taiping and Wu, Wei and other usurping henchmen, and there was no pressure from Wu Sansi and others, so there were many deletions in such historical books, but the time of Wu Zetian's sudden death was strictly clarified. It is recorded that it is November 26 of the first year of Shenlong, not December 16 of the first year of Shenlong.

Wu Zetian (624-705) was the only orthodox female emperor in Chinese history (Chen Shuozhen, another female emperor who revolted during the reign of Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty), the oldest emperor to succeed to the throne (ascended to the throne at the age of 67), and one of the longest-lived emperors (at the age of 82). Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was the empress (655-683), Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Ruizong of the Tang Dynasty were the empress dowagers (683-690), and later established himself as the Emperor of the Wuzhou Dynasty (690-705), changed the name of the country from "Tang" to "Zhou", set the capital of Luoyang, and named it the "Divine Capital". Historically known as "Wu Zhou" or "Southern Zhou", he abdicated in 705.

Wu considered himself as lofty as the sun and the moon, hanging above the sky. After being called the emperor, he was called the "Holy Spirit Emperor", and after the abdication, Zhongzong was called "Zetian Great Sage Emperor". Wu Zetian was also a poetess and politician.

In the first year of Shenlong (705 AD), he fell ill and died.

He died of illness in the first month of the first year of Shenlong (705).

On the 26th day of the 11th lunar month of the first year of Shenlong (December 16, 705), Wu Zetian died of illness in Shangyang Palace in Luoyang at the age of 82. According to her dying wishes, she went to the emperor and changed her name to "Zetian Great Holy Empress". In May of the second year of Shenlong (706), he was buried in Qianling with Gaozong, leaving no word tablet.