Empress He (何皇后) | 24 Histories

Overview

Empress He was a consort.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Female

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 904 昭宗東遷
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 35

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (唐昭宗)
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 35

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Consort of
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 35

Events and relationships

Raised cup to Founder
Ritual · Hostess · With Zhu Quanzhong (朱全忠) · At Shan 陝
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 15, passage 35

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 15Volume 15 Book of Later Liang 15: Biographies 5: Han Jian, Li Hanzhi, Feng Xingxi, Sun Dezhao, Zhao Keyu, Zhang Shensi · 2 passages

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車駕至陝，召太祖與建侍宴，宮妓奏樂，何皇后舉觴以賜太祖，建躡足，太祖遽起曰：「臣醉不任。」 At a feast in Shan the empress toasted the Founder; Jian trod his foot and the Founder hastily rose saying, "Your subject is drunk and cannot bear it."

建私謂太祖曰：「上與宮人附耳而語，幕下有兵仗聲，恐圖王爾。」 Jian whispered to the Founder, "The emperor and empress are whispering; I heard weapons beneath the curtain—they may be plotting against you."