Overview
The translated histories identify Empress Dowager Wang as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 2 passages 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 Wang | 皇太后王氏 | Huang Taihou Wang |
| Title | Empress | 皇后 | Huanghou |
| Title | Empress Dowager | 皇太后 | Huang Taihou |
| Surname | Wang | 王 | Wang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Female
- Sex: femaleExplicit · hanshu:010:s0016
Roles
- Consort
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 黃龍元年 · Western Year: BC 49Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:010:s0016
Family
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- Sibling of Wang Shun (王舜)Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-sister · Object Role: elder-brother
- Spouse of Emperor Xuan (宣帝)Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Relationship State: widowed
Career and standing
- Title: Empress Dowager / 皇太后 · Action: enteredExplicit · hanshu:010:s0016
References in the histories
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