Wei Tuan'er (韋團兒) or Tuaner (died 693), was a Chinese courtier.
She was a favorite
lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting (alternatively written lady in waiting) or court lady is a female personal assistant at a Royal court, court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking nobility, noblewoman. Historically, in Europe, a lady-in-waiting was o ...
of
Wu Zetian
Wu Zetian (624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was List of rulers of China#Tang dynasty, Empress of China from 660 to 705, ruling first through others and later in her own right. She ruled as queen consort , empress consort th ...
, and instrumental in a plot which caused the downfall of
Crown Princess Liu and Consort Dou, the wife and consort of former
Emperor Ruizong of Tang
Emperor Ruizong of Tang (22 June 662 – 13 July 716), personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the eighth son of Emp ...
.
[Zizhi Tongjian]
References
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7th-century births
693 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Chinese courtiers
Chinese ladies-in-waiting
7th-century Chinese women
7th-century Chinese people
Royal favourites