Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

Empress Dowager Dou 竇太后

Dou Taihou

Attested BC 157 - BC 135

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dowager Dou was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 157 to BC 135 竇太后又好黃老之術
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 31

Family

Kin of Emperor Jing (孝景)
empress dowager 太后
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 31

Learning and skills

Belief Huang-Lao 黃老 · Relation Adherent of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 31

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 121Biographies of Confucian Scholars · 1 passage

及至孝景，不任儒者，而竇太后又好黃老之術，故諸博士具官待問，未有進者。 Under Emperor Jing, Confucian scholars found no favor, and Empress Dowager Dou was herself devoted to the teachings of Huang-Lao. The erudites merely held their posts and awaited inquiries, with none advancing in rank.