Empress Rendé 仁德皇后

Other names

Family

• Parent of Xingzong (興宗)
  adopted as son 養為子 · Adoptive parentage · AD 1016 開泰五年
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 104, 131
• Child of Weiyin (隗因)
  daughter 女
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 95
• Spouse of Shengzong (聖宗)
  empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 95
• Kin of Xiao Pidi (蕭匹敵)
  imperial uncle-in-law 國舅
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 108

• Kinship Role biological-sons · Count 0 · Negated true · later called childless
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 113, 131
• Kinship Role sons · Count 2 · both died in childhood
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 103

Career and standing

• Empress Rendé 仁德皇后
  Posthumously granted
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 121
• Empress Equal-to-Heaven 齊天皇后
  AD 1001 統和十九年 · Enthroned
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 97
• Increased
  Imperial favor
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 99
• Investigated
  AD 1031 詔令鞫治 · Implicated in treason inquiry
  Strongly inferred · History of Liao 71, passages 108-109

Places and affiliations

• Polity Id liao · Relation Member of
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 95
• AD 1031 遷后於上京
  At Shangjing 上京 · Relation Exiled to
  Strongly inferred · History of Liao 71, passages 114, 133
• At Qing Mausoleum 慶陵 · Relation Buried at
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 122

Works and attributed material

• Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 116-117

Events and relationships

• Ordered halls Clear Wind Heavenly Auspice Eight Directions
  Construction · Patron
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 98
• Reportedly seen after death
  Apparition · Subject · At north slope of Mount Muye 木葉山陰 · Mode rumor
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 120
• Selected for inner palace
  Palace · Subject
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 96
• Summer autumn valley progress
  Travel · Participant
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 102

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment served late emperor forty years and raised Xingzong; ought to be empress dowager · Mode speech Speaker Xingzong (興宗)
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 110-111
• beautiful and talented at twelve
  Appearance talent
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 96
• Item carriage with dragon heads and owl-tail finials gilt in gold 龍首鴟尾飾黃金之車 · Relation Used
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 100
• Item Nine Dragons carriage and princes coaches with white-gold pagodas 九龍輅、諸子車以白金為浮圖 · Relation Commissioned
  Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 101