Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort

Empress Dowager 太后

Taihou

Attested AD 494

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dowager was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 494 太后令廢海陵王
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 32

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Associated
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 32

Events and relationships

Deposed Prince of Hailing and installed Luan as Grand Ancestor third son
AD 494 太后令廢海陵王，以上入纂太祖爲第三子 · Political · Authority · With Luan (鸞)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 32

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 32

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Ming of Southern Qi · 1 passage

未拜，太后令廢海陵王，以上入纂太祖爲第三子，羣臣三請，乃受命。 Before he took office, the empress dowager removed the Prince of Hailing and set Luan in the line as the Grand Ancestor's third son; only after three rounds of pleading from the court did he accept.