Overview
Empress Renyi was an empress and Empress Dowager.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | 皇后蕭氏 | ||
| Childhood name | Tali | 撻裏 | Tàlǐ |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1076 大康二年died 崩Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 238
Attested activity
- AD 1076 大康二年Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 238
- AD 1056 清寧二年Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 233
- AD 1054 二十三年Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 231
- AD 1035 重熙四年Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 230
- AD 1063 清寧九年秋Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 234-237
- AD 1055 帝崩/崇聖皇后Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 71, passage 141
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- AD 1055 道宗即位Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 232
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Daozong (道宗)born of 生
bore 生Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 229 - Child of Xiaomu (孝穆)eldest daughter 長女Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 227
- Spouse of Xingzong (興宗)empress 后 · Primary marriage
empress 皇后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 227, 230
Career and standing
- Kindly Grace, Benevolent Harmony, Cultured Favor, Filial Reverence, Broad Love, Ancestral Heaven Imperial Empress Dowager 慈懿仁和文惠孝敬廣愛宗天皇太后AD 1056 清寧二年 · BestowedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 233
- Steadfast Grace, Kindly Harmony, Cultured Favor, Filial Reverence, Broad Love, Honored Sagacity Empress 貞懿慈和文惠孝敬廣愛崇聖皇后AD 1054 二十三年 · BestowedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 231
- empress 皇后AD 1035 重熙四年 · EstablishedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 230
- Empress Dowager 皇太后AD 1055 道宗即位 · HonoredDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 232
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 227
Works and attributed material
- Dream speech · Addressee · With Chongyuan (重元) · Direct quotation · Mode dream Speaker Chongyuan (重元)Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 241
- Speech · Speaker · With Daozong (道宗) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 235
Events and relationships
- Dreamed Chongyuan spoke of cold bonesDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 241
- Entered palace at emperor's accessionCourt · EntrantDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 229
- Gave New Year and birthday tribute to the destituteCharity · DonorDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 240
- Ordered shelter built over Chongyuan's bonesRitual · OrdererDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 242
- Personally directed guards and crushed rebelsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 237
- Received secret report of rebellionDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 234
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment benevolent, modest, and careful; won gratitude throughout court and realm · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 239
- Assessment compassion exemplified by sheltering Chongyuan's remains · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 242
- tolerant by nature, graceful and lovely looksCharacterDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 228
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 227
References in the histories
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