Overview
The translated histories identify Empress Dowager Ma as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Empress Dowager Ma | 马太后 | Mǎ Tàihòu |
| Title | Empress Dowager Ma | 马太后 | |
| Title | Empress Dowager Ma | 马太后 | Mǎ tàihòu |
| Surname | Ma | 马 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Female
- Sex: femaleExplicit · houhanshu:117:s0188, houhanshu:119:s0064
Roles
- Consort
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Death
- Note: died in sixth month of Jianchu 4Explicit · houhanshu:117:s0188
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 建初四年六月 · Western Year: AD 79Explicit · houhanshu:117:s0188
- Source Date: Text: 永平十八年 · Western Year: AD 75Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0064
Family
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- Spouse of Emperor Ming (顯宗)Kinship Term: empress dowager / 太后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: empress-dowager · Object Role: emperor · Relationship State: widowed
Kinship Term: empress dowager / 太后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: empress · Object Role: emperor · Relationship State: widowed - Parent of Emperor Zhang (孝章皇帝)Kinship Term: empress dowager / 太后 · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son · Parentage: biological
Career and standing
- Status: regent-controller-of-appointments · Action: heldExplicit · houhanshu:119:s0064
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · houhanshu:119:s0064
References in the histories
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