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Emperor Ruizong was a son of [[Emperor Gaozong of Tang]] and [[Empress Wu]]. He ruled as emperor of the [[Tang Dynasty]] from [[684]] to [[690]], and again from [[710]] until [[712]].
In his first reign, he succeeded his brother [[Emperor Zhongzong of Tang]], who ruled only very briefly following their father's death in [[683]]. Ruizong's reign was dominated by Empress Wu, who served as regent and ruled with Ruizong as a puppet.
Empress Wu forced Ruizong's abdication in 690 and ruled until [[705]], after which Zhongzong regained the throne until his assassination in 710. [[Emperor Shang of Tang]], a son of Zhongzong, ruled very briefly, before Ruizong reclaimed the throne later that same year, holding it until [[712]], when he stepped down in favor of [[Emperor Xuanzong]].
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Zhongzong of Tang]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of [[Tang Dynasty|Tang]]<br>[[684]]-[[690]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Empress Wu]]'''
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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Shang of Tang]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of [[Tang Dynasty|Tang]]<br>[[710]]-[[712]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang]]'''
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==References==
*Valerie Hansen, ''The Open Empire'', New York: W.W. Norton & Company (2000), 202.
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