Qin and Han · Consort and Royal Family Member

Empress Dowager Gao 高后

Gao Hou

Attested BC 195 - BC 180

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dowager Gao was a consort and Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 195 to BC 180 孝惠、高后時
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 5

Career and standing

Empress Dowager Gao 高后
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 5

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 5

Events and relationships

Relaxed merchant laws
BC 195 to BC 180 孝惠、高后時 · Legal · Co issuer · With Emperor Xiaohui (孝惠)
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 5

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 30Treatise on the Balanced Standard · 1 passage

孝惠、高后時，為天下初定，復弛商賈之律，然市井之子孫亦不得仕宦為吏。 During the time of Emperor Xiaohui and Empress Dowager Gao, since the realm had only just been settled, they again relaxed the laws on merchants, yet the sons and grandsons of the marketplace still could not serve as officials or clerks.