Five Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Empress Dowager 皇太后

Attested AD 919

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Overview

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

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Dowager 皇太后
Title Empress Dowager 皇太后
Descriptive kinship Mother of Taizu

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 四年 · Western Year: AD 919
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:002:s0006

Family

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  • Parent of Taizu (太祖)
    Kinship Term: empress dowager / 皇太后 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 1 passage