Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Crown prince's consort; then empress

Empress Hulu 斛律皇后

Hulu huanghou

Attested AD 565 - AD 577

Passages
9
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Hulu as a consort, nun, and royal family member. This record brings together 9 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Hulu 斛律皇后 Hulu huanghou
Title Crown Prince Consort 皇太子妃
Title Empress 皇后
Title Empress Hulu of Houzhu 後主皇后斛律氏
Surname Hulu 斛律 Hulu
Title Lady Hulu 斛律氏

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Nun
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 天統元年 · Western Year: AD 565
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:007:s0115
  • Source Date: Text: 武平三年正月 · Western Year: AD 572
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:009:s0124
  • Source Date: Text: 齊滅 · Western Year: AD 577
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:009:s0126

Family

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  • Spouse of Gao Wei (高緯)
    Kinship Term: consort / 妃 · Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: formed
    Union Category: primary-marriage
    Union Category: primary-marriage
  • Child of Hulu Guang (斛律光)
    Parentage: biological
    Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological
  • Spouse of Yuan Ren (元仁)
    Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: formed
    Union Category: marriage

Career and standing

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Wucheng · 1 passage
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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 8 passages
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