Overview
Empress Ruizhi was an empress Dowager and Regent.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Sagely Divine Proclaiming Offering Empress | 聖神宣獻皇后 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1009 二十七年Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 222
Attested activity
- AD 983 統和元年Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 220
- AD 983 統和元年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 71, passages 219-220
- AD 1006 二十四年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 71, passages 220-221
- AD 1009 二十七年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 71, passages 220, 222
- AD 1004 澶淵之役Strongly inferred · History of Liao 71, passage 225
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Shengzong (聖宗)son 子Strongly inferred · History of Liao 71, passage 226
- Sibling of Weiyin (隗因)younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 95
Career and standing
- Sagely Divine Proclaiming Offering Empress 聖神宣獻皇后AD 1009 二十七年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 222
- present posthumous title 今謚AD 1052 重熙二十一年 · RevisedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 223
- Responsive-to-Heaven Imperial Empress Dowager 承天皇太后AD 983 統和元年 · ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 220
- Sagacious Virtue, Divine Strategy, Responsive to the Age, Initiating Transformation, Responsive-to-Heaven Imperial Empress Dowager 睿德神略應運啟化承天皇太后AD 1006 二十四年 · ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 221
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 219
Learning and skills
- Skill military affairs 軍政 · Level well-versedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 225
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 129
Events and relationships
- Decided major state affairsDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 219
- Entrusted southern frontierDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 219
- Personally commandedAD 1004 澶淵之役 · Military · Commander · At Chanyuan 澶淵Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 225
- Relation Mother instructor of · Person Shengzong (聖宗)Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 226
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment clear-sighted in governance; followed good counsel · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 224
- Assessment rewards and punishments clear; officers obeyed · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 225
- Assessment Shengzong hailed as Liao flourishing sovereign largely from her instruction · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 226
References in the histories
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