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Empress Zhangsun

Writers · Lived 601 to 636 · aged 35

Empress Zhangsun (無垢), formally Empress Wendeshunsheng or, in short, Empress Wende (文德皇后), was a Chinese essayist and an empress of the Chinese Tang dynasty. She was the wife of Emperor Taizong and the mother of Emperor Gaozong. She was well educated, and her ancestors were of Xianbei ethnicity.

Empress Zhangsun is read about 366 times a day, in 14 languages.One sentence, in one language. That is all the record holds.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

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Their original surname was Tuoba, later changed to Zhangsun. During her tenure as empress, she served as a loyal assistant and honest advisor to her husband, Emperor Taizong.

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 601 to 636 · aged 35