Princess Taiping

Princess Taiping

Princess Taiping (Chinese: 太平公主; pinyin: Tàipíng Gōngzhǔ; literally “Princess of Great Peace”; born after 662 – died August 2, 713),Her personal name is unknown, though some sources suggest it may have been Li Lingyue (李令月).She was a princess of the Tang Dynasty and prominent political figure during Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty and the Tang dynasty during the reigns of her elder brothers Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong (both of whom reigned twice),particularly during Emperor Ruizong's second reign, when for three years until her death, she was the real power behind the throne. She is the most famous and influential princess of the Tang dynasty and possibly in the whole history of China due to her being involved in court politics during the reigns of her mother, Wu Zetian, and her brothers, Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong. She was instrumental in the restoration of the Tang dynasty after Wu Zetian’s Zhou dynasty, helped orchestrate the 705 coup that removed Wu Zetian’s favorites and restored Emperor Zhongzong, and later allied with her nephew Li Longji (the future Emperor Xuanzong) to eliminate Empress Wei’s faction in 710. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Princess Taiping is the 350th most popular companion (down from 312th in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from China (down from 321st in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Companion.

Princess Taiping is most famous for being the wife of the last emperor of China, Emperor Puyi.