《新唐书·本纪·卷四·则天皇后 中宗》
少帝唐隆元年，改其谥号为天后；睿宗景云元年，改为大圣天后；延和元年，改为天后圣帝，不久，改为圣后；玄宗开元四年，改为则天皇后；天宝八载，加谥号为则天顺圣皇后。
唐隆元年，改为天后；景云元年，改为大圣天后；延和元年，改为天后圣帝，未几，改为圣后；开元四年，改为则天皇后；天宝八载，加谥则天顺圣皇后。
In the first year of Emperor Shao, her posthumous name was changed to Empress Tian; in the first year of Emperor Ruizong Jingyun, it was changed to Empress Dasheng Tian; in the first year of Yanhe, it was changed to Empress Tian Shengdi, and soon after, it was changed to Holy Empress; in the fourth year of Emperor Xuanzong Kaiyuan, it was changed to Empress Zetian; in the eighth year of Tianbao, she was posthumously named Empress Zetian Shunsheng.