Cui Xuanwei

Cui Xuanwei (崔玄暐; 638–706), né Cui Ye (崔曄), formally Prince Wenxian of Boling (博陵文獻王),^[1] was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian and her son Emperor Zhongzong. He was a key figure in the coup that overthrew Wu Zetian and restored Emperor Zhongzong in 705. He was later exiled due to false accusations instigated by Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Sansi and died in exile.

^ Historical accounts about Cui and his fellow coup leaders generally referred to them as the "five princes". As their titles were restored after Emperor Ruizong's ascension, they were generally considered to have been restored to their princely ranks. Because Cui's biography in the Old Book of Tang quoted an edict of Emperor Xuanzong's honoring him as the Duke of Boling, it is not completely clear whether Cui, posthumously, was formally referred to as a duke or a prince. See Old Book of Tang, vol. 91."舊唐書列傳卷四一至五十". Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-10.

[1] Historical accounts about Cui and his fellow coup leaders generally referred to them as the "five princes". As their titles were restored after Emperor Ruizong's ascension, they were generally considered to have been restored to their princely ranks. Because Cui's biography in the Old Book of Tang quoted an edict of Emperor Xuanzong's honoring him as the Duke of Boling, it is not completely clear whether Cui, posthumously, was formally referred to as a duke or a prince. See Old Book of Tang, vol. 91."舊唐書列傳卷四一至五十". Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-10.

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