Overview
The translated histories identify Empress Dowager as a consort and 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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Empress Dowager | 太后 | Empress Dowager |
| Title | Empress Dowager | 太后 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Title only
- Sex
- Female
- Sex: femaleExplicit · hanshu:046:s0125
Roles
- Consort
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 景帝…太后 · Western Interval: Start: BC 157 · End: BC 141Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:046:s0119, hanshu:046:s0125
Family
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- Parent of Emperor Xiaojing (孝景皇帝)Kinship Term: empress dowager / 太后 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
- Parent of Liu Wu (劉武)Kinship Term: empress dowager / 太后 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
References in the histories
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