Overview
Empress Dowager Xia the Reverent was a consort and Empress Dowager.
IdentityHistorical · Female
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 552 承聖元年冬Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 122
- AD 555 紹泰元年Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 123
- AD 556 明年冬Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 124
- AD 520 to AD 527 普通中Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 121
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Reverent Emperor (敬帝)bore 生Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 121
- Spouse of Prince of Xiangdong (湘東王)entered the household of the prince of Xiangdong 納于湘東王宮 · Uncertain parentage · Secondary marriageDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 121
Career and standing
- grand consort of the principality of Jin'an 晉安王國太妃AD 552 承聖元年冬 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 122
- grand consort of the principality of Jiangyin 江陰國太妃AD 556 明年冬 · DemotedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 124
- empress dowager 太后AD 555 紹泰元年 · HonoredDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 123
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 120, 124
- At Kuaiji 會稽Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 120
Events and relationships
- Taken into householdDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 121
References in the histories
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