Overview
Empress Qin'ai was an empress Dowager and Regent.
Life and dates
Death
- died 崩Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 143
Attested activity
- AD 1055 清寧初Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 142-143
- AD 1055 帝崩Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 71, passages 140-141
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Great-grandfather of Empress Qin'ai (欽哀皇后曾祖)great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generations
great-grandfather 曾祖 · 3 generationsDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 144 - Child of Father of Empress Qin'ai (欽哀皇后父)father 父Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 144
- Sibling of Hui (惠)younger brother 弟
younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 149 - Sibling of Xiaomu (孝穆)younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 227
- Kinship Role younger-brothers · Count 2 · 诸弟皆王之; at least Xiaomu and Hui named as younger brothersDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 144
Career and standing
- Grand Empress Dowager 太皇太后AD 1055 清寧初 · HonoredDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 142
- HeldAD 1031 to AD 1032 后初攝政 · RegentDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 144
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 142
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Empress Renyi (仁懿皇后) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 141
Events and relationships
- Posthumously enfeoffed kinAD 1031 to AD 1032 后初攝政 · Political · RegentDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 144
- Saw mourningDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 141
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment favor to brothers surpassed even the Han Five Marquesses · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 144
- Assessment showed no mourning when the emperor died · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 140
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 143
References in the histories
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