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*''Reign: [[650]]-[[683]]''

Emperor Gaozong was the third emperor of China's [[Tang Dynasty]]. He is known for his strong support of [[Daoism]], and for having suffered a stroke in [[660]], after which his first wife [[Empress Wu|Wu Zhao]] served as regent for the remainder of his reign.

Gaozong declared [[Laozi]] "Sovereign Emperor of Mystery and Primordiality," and established official Daoist chapels in three hundred prefectures. He also had the ''[[Tao Te Ching|Dao de jing]]'' incorporated into the [[Chinese Imperial examinations]].

After Gaozong's death in [[683]], he was succeeded by two of his sons, who each ruled for only a very brief period before Empress Wu took the throne herself as reigning empress in [[690]].

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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Taizong of Tang]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of [[Tang Dynasty|Tang]]<br>[[650]]-[[683]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Zhongzong of Tang]]'''
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==References==
*Conrad Schirokauer, et al, ''A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations'', Fourth Edition, Cengage Learning (2012), 105.

[[Category:Emperors|Gaozong]]
[[Category:Asuka Period]]