Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Empress and Mother

Empress Lin 林皇后

Lin huanghou

Attested AD 493 - AD 499

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Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Lin as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Lin 林皇后 Lin huanghou
Title Empress Lin 林皇后 Lin huanghou
Descriptive kinship Mother of Yuan Xun 恂母

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 孝文七男序 · Western Interval: Start: AD 493 · End: AD 499
    Explicit event contextual date · weishu:027:s0187

Family

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  • Spouse of Emperor Xiaowen (孝文皇帝)
    Kinship Term: consort / 后妃 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: consort
  • Parent of Yuan Xun (元恂)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son

References in the histories

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Book of Wei, Chapter 27Volume 22: Emperor Xiaowen's Five Princes · 1 passage