Song, Liao, and Jin · Royal Family Member

Empress Dowager 皇太后

Huángtàihòu

Attested AD 1031

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Dowager as a royal family member and ruler. 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Dowager 皇太后 Huángtàihòu
Title Empress Dowager 皇太后
Title Empress Dowager 太后

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Title only
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 興宗即位 · Western Year: AD 1031
    Explicit · liaoshi:080:s0085

Family

  • Sibling of Xiao Xiaoxian (蕭孝先)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder sister · Object Role: younger brother

Career and standing

  • Status: regency · Action: assumed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 興宗即位 · Western Year: AD 1031
    Explicit · liaoshi:080:s0085

Places and affiliations

  • Polity Id: liao · Relation: served
    Explicit · liaoshi:080:s0085
  • Place: Qing Prefecture / 慶州 · Relation: moved-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 重熙初 · Western Year: AD 1032
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:080:s0088, liaoshi:080:s0089

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 80Volume 80 Biographies 10: Zhang Jian, Xing Baopu, Ma Dechen, Xiao Pu, Yelu Eight Brothers · 2 passages