What is Princess Taiping?
'''Princess Taiping''' was a [[princess]] of Tang [[dynasty]] [[China]]. She was the daughter of [[Emperor Gaozong]] and [[Empress Wu Zetian]]. She became an important figure during her mother's rule as Empress in the second [[Zhou dynasty]] 690-705 AD. Princess Taiping supported saving the [[Tang dynasty]] and the Li family. After the death of Empress Wu Zetian in 705, Princess Taiping joined with her nephew Li Longji (later [[Emperor Xuanzong]]) to get power for the [[Tang dynasty]] again. In 710, she and Li Longji stopped [[Empress Wei]]'s plan to gain [[power]]. ==Relationship with Li Longji== Princess Taiping was also known for her [[beauty]]. In the Chinese [[history]] (mishi/秘史), it has been said that, after losing two marriages, Princess Taiping loved Li Longji. Mishi said that Emperor Xuanzong told of his love for his aunt in his autobiography. Li Longji confessed that he had fallen in love with Princess Taiping at first sight. He thought of her as a [[goddess]]-like figure. However, the truth is still unknown. After Emperor Xuanzong became ruler in 712 AD, Princess Taiping's old age and power was seen as a threat to the young emperor, and she was given a death sentence to [[suicide|kill herself]] in 713 AD. {{DEFAULTSORT:Taiping}} [[Category:Chinese royalty]] [[Category:Princes and princesses]]