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Yao Chong

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Chinese chancellor

WritersLived 650 to 721 · aged 71
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Yao Chong, born Yao Yuanchong (姚元崇), known 700s-713 by the courtesy name Yuanzhi (元之), posthumous name Duke Wenxian of Liang (梁文獻公), was an official of the China's Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties, serving as chancellor under four sovereigns - Wu Zetian, her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong, and her grandson...

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Yao Chong, born Yao Yuanchong (姚元崇), known 700s-713 by the courtesy name Yuanzhi (元之), posthumous name Duke Wenxian of Liang (梁文獻公), was an official of the China's Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties, serving as chancellor under four sovereigns - Wu Zetian, her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong, and her grandson Emperor Xuanzong. After his resignation in 716, he still had great influence inside the imperial government, and his opinions often influenced the decisions of Emperor Xuanzong and the succeeding chancellors.

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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 650 to 721 · aged 71
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7 languages

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