Qin and Han · Consort and Ruler

Empress Lü 呂后

Lü Hou

Attested BC 196 - BC 187

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Lü was a consort and Ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 196 往年春
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 93, passage 99
BC 187 高后時
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 93, passage 112

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Gaozu (高祖)
empress 后 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 93, passage 99

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 93Biographies of Han Xin (King of Han) and Lu Wan · 4 passages

往年春，漢族淮陰，夏，誅彭越，皆呂后計。 Last spring, the court destroyed the clan of the Marquis of Huaiyin. That summer, Peng Yue was executed. Both were the schemes of Empress Lu.

今上病，屬任呂后。 Now the Emperor is ill and has entrusted affairs of state to Empress Lu.

呂后婦人，專欲以事誅異姓王者及大功臣。」 Empress Lu is a woman bent on finding pretexts to execute kings of other surnames and great meritorious ministers.'

高后時，盧綰妻子亡降漢，會高后病，不能見，舍燕邸，為欲置酒見之。 During Empress Gao's regency, Lu Wan's wife and children fled and surrendered to Han. But as it happened, Empress Gao was ill and could not receive them. She lodged them at the Yan residence, intending to hold a banquet to meet them.