Overview
Empress Dowager was a consort and Royal Family Member.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Female
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 948 to AD 950 隱帝即位Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 183, 187, 202
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Hongxin (洪信)brother 昆弟 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 181, 199
- Spouse of High Ancestor (高祖)empress 皇后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 180
- Sibling of Li Ye (李業)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 180-181
- Kinship Role brothers · Count 7Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 181
Career and standing
- HeldEmpress dowagerDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 183
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 180, 183
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 佛 · Relation Patron ofDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 187
Events and relationships
- Asked Wenjin to guard emperorDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 202
- Hinted ministers to appoint Li Ye Palace SecretariatDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 190
- Summoned nuns to chant sutras for expiationRitual · CommissionerDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 187
- Warned emperor with omensDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 189
References in the histories
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