Notes one historian, "There are several examples of empresses acting as regents when the emperor is not of age. But to continue to rule while the heir is already mature is quite an exception."
中興大學歷史系教授任育才表示：「歷史上嗣君年幼，太后臨朝的例子不少，但繼立的中宗已經年屆而立，還由母后臨朝，實在是特例！」