The following is a list of the relatives of Wu Zetian, the only empress regnant recognized in orthodox Chinese historiography, a late 7th and early 8th century ruler of China and the sole emperor of the Wu Zhou dynasty.
Paternal Ancestors.
These are Wu Zetian's paternal ancestors.
Immediate Family.
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x Mother: Lady Yang (, 579 - 3 October 670), Wu Shihuo's second wife, daughter of Yang Da (, 551 - 612) (Wu Zetian's maternal grandfather), honored as the Lady of Rong (荣国夫人), Lady of Zuan, Lady of Wei (卫国夫人), and finally Lady Zhonglie of Lu, later further successively posthumously honored with titles corresponding to Wu Shihuo's; she came from the aristocratic Yang family of the Hong Nong region and was of the same clan as the imperial family of the Sui dynasty. Her father's older brother was Yang Xiong (楊雄), the father of Yang Gongren and Yang Shidao. Yang Da had another 1 daughter and 2 sons, his other female descendants married into Wu and Li family. 
Descendants.
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x Lady Zhang (Concubine)
x Shangguan Wan'er (上官婉儿) (Concubine), rank Zhao Rong (昭容), no issue. x Other Consorts
x Virtuous Consort Dou (Major concubine) (?-693), Dou Xiaozhan (窦孝谌)'s daughter, later honored empress by her son.
x Noble Consort Doulu (豆卢), Li Longji's adoptive mother
x Lady Liu, Liu Shi (柳奭)'s granddaughter
x Lady Cui 
x Virtuous Consort Wang
x Worthy Consort Wang, Virtuous Consort Wang's younger sister, raised her children.x Noble Consort Cui
x Other consorts
x Wu Youji (武攸暨) (663-712), grandson of Wu Zetian's uncle Wu Shirang (武士让)
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