Empress (皇后) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Empress as a consort, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 9 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Empress	皇后
Title	empress	皇后	huánghòu
Title	Empress	皇后
Descriptive kinship	Empress of Taizu	皇后

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Female

Sex: female
Explicit · liaoshi:002:s0005, liaoshi:058:s0061

Roles

Consort
Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 四年 · Western Year: AD 919
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0005
Source Date: Text: 天贊三年 · Western Year: AD 924
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0084
Source Date: Text: 天贊四年 · Western Year: AD 925
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0121, liaoshi:002:s0128, liaoshi:002:s0139
Source Date: Text: 天顯元年 · Western Year: AD 926
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0183, liaoshi:002:s0185
Source Date: Text: 皇后命曷古魯救之 · Western Year: AD 926
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:058:s0061

Family

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Spouse of Taizu (太祖)
Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband
Spouse of Taizu (太祖)
Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife

Career and standing

Status: regent · Action: assumed
Explicit · liaoshi:002:s0183

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liao · Relation: served
Explicit · liaoshi:058:s0061

Events and relationships

Kind: funerary · Role: officiant · Action: escorted-coffin-west
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0185
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: ordered-rescue-of-regalia · Other Person Id: Hegulu (曷古魯)
Explicit · liaoshi:058:s0061
Kind: diplomatic · Role: sender · Action: sent-Kang-Moda-with-provisions · Other Person Id: Kang Moda (康末怛)
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0123
Kind: ritual · Role: participant · Action: visited-temples
Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0005

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 8 passages

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秋八月丁酉，謁孔子廟，命皇后、皇太子分謁寺觀。 In the eighth month of autumn, on dingyou day, he paid homage at Confucius's temple and ordered the Empress and Crown Prince to visit temples and monasteries in turn.

六月乙酉，召皇后、皇太子、大元帥及二宰相、諸部頭等詔曰； On yiyou day in the sixth month the Emperor summoned the Empress, Crown Prince, Grand Marshal, the two Chancellors, and chiefs of the various tribes and proclaimed an edict, saying:

四年春正月壬寅，以捷報皇后、皇太子。 In the spring of the fourth year, on renyin day in the first month, word of triumph was sent to the Empress and Crown Prince.

丁卯，皇后遣康末怛問起居，進御服、酒膳。 On dingmao day the Empress sent Kang Moda to ask after his welfare and forwarded court robes, wine, and a full table.

皇后、皇太子迎謁於札里河。 The Empress and Crown Prince rode out to greet him on the Zhali River.

皇后、皇太子、大元帥堯骨皆從。 The Empress, the Crown Prince, and Great Marshal Yaogu all went with him.

壬午，皇后稱制，權決軍國事。 On renwu day the Empress took regency and held sole authority over army and state.

甲午，皇后奉梓宮西還。 On jiawu day the Empress bore the coffin west on the homeward march.

History of Liao, Chapter 58Volume 58 Treatises 28: Ceremonial Guards 4 · 1 passage

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諸弟剌哥等叛，勻德實縱火焚行宮，皇后命曷古魯救之，止得天子旗鼓。 When the younger brothers Cige and others rebelled, Jundeshi set fire and burned the traveling palace; the empress ordered Hegulu to rescue the regalia, but only the Son of Heaven's flags and drums were recovered.