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Consort Du 杜康妃

Du

Attested AD 1567

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Consort Du as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Consort Du 杜康妃 Du
Personal Consort Du 杜康妃
Title Consort Kang 康妃
Surname Du
Posthumous Empress Dowager Xiaoke 孝恪皇太后
Descriptive kinship Mother of Muzong

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 隆慶元年正月丁丑 · Western Year: AD 1567
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0007

Family

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  • Spouse of Shizong (世宗)
    Kinship Term: consort / 妃 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband
  • Parent of Zhu Zaihou (朱載垕)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother

Career and standing

  • Title: Empress Dowager Xiaoke / 孝恪皇太后 · Action: posthumously-honored · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 隆慶元年正月丁丑 · Western Year: AD 1567
    Explicit · mingshi:019:s0007

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 19Volume 19 Annals 19: Muzong · 2 passages