Yao Chong

Military Person

0650 – 0721

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Who was Yao Chong?

Yao Chong, né Yao Yuanchong, known 700s-713 by the courtesy name of Yuanzhi, formally Duke Wenxian of Liang, was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving as chancellor under four sovereigns—Wu Zetian, her sons Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong, and her grandson Emperor Xuanzong. After his resignation in 716, he still had great influence inside the imperial government, and his opinions often influenced the decisions of Emperor Xuanzong and the succeeding chancellors.

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Born
0650
Died
Sep 28, 0721

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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