Overview
Empress Shenminjing Liu was an empress and Consort.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Female
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Shenminjing | 神閔敬 | Shénmǐnjìng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 926 明宗聞其穢，即令自殺Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 51
Age
- five or six suiAD 884 to AD 908 太祖攻魏州，取成安 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 34
- AD 895 to AD 923 及笄Stage coming of age · 及笄Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 36
Attested activity
- AD 895 to AD 923 及笄Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 35-37
- AD 884 to AD 908 太祖攻魏州，取成安Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 33-34
- AD 926 明宗聞其穢，即令自殺Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 51
- AD 923 to AD 926 莊宗Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 38-41, 47-48, 50
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Li Jiji (繼岌)bore the prince 誕皇子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 38
- Spouse of Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗)empress 皇后Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 30, 37, 47
- Child of Liu Sou (劉叟)father 父Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 39-40, 43
Origins and identity
- from a humble family家世寒微Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 33, 41, 47
Career and standing
- palace attendant and musician 侍者Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 35, 37
- Empress 皇后AD 923 to AD 926 莊宗 · InstalledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 47-48
- Empress Shenminjing 神閔敬皇后PosthumousDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 30
- RoseFavoriteDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 38
- humble family 寒微Humble originDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 33, 47
- Ordered floggingDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 43
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- Ordered floggingWith Li Jiji (繼岌)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 45
Places and affiliations
- Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Entered palaceDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 35, 52
- Polity Later Tang 唐 · Relation Empress ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 47-48
- At Cheng'an in Weizhou 魏州成安Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 33
- AD 923 to AD 926 初在鄴都At Ye 鄴 · Relation ResidedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 39, 47
- AD 884 to AD 908 太祖攻魏州，取成安At Jinyang palace 晉陽宮 · Relation Brought toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 35
- At Cheng'an 成安 · Relation OriginDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 33-34
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- At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Intended travelDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 51
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 佛 · Relation Patron ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 48, 51
- Skill music and performance 聲伎 · Level accomplishedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 36
- Skill playing the sheng 吹笙 · Level taughtDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 35
Works and attributed material
- copied Buddhist scriptures 佛經Relation SponsorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 48
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗) · Direct quotation · Units s0041, s0042Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 41-42
Events and relationships
- Diverted tribute to inner palaceFiscal · WithholderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 48
- Petty trade under empress nameCommerce · Organizer · At Ye 鄴都Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 47
- Planned to build templeReligious · Intending nun · At Taiyuan 太原Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 51
- Rebellion and dynastic ruinPolitical · CauseDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 49
- Taught shengEducation · Student · At Jinyang palace 晉陽宮Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 35
- AD 884 to AD 908 太祖攻魏州，取成安Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 34
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- Fiscal · Ordered sale · Items two silver basins and three princes including Manxi · Intended supply the armyDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 48
- Childbirth · Mother · With Li Jiji (繼岌)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 38
- Relation Served · Person Empress Dowager (太后)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 35
- Relation Attendant of · Person Pure Consort Han (韓氏)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 37
- Relation Rival for favor · Person Pure Consort Han (韓氏)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 41
- Relation Sexual liaison with · Person Li Cunwo (存渥)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 51
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment ashamed of humble origins and denied her father · Mode named-source-report Source Work Miscellaneous Notes from Northern Dreams 北夢瑣言Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 41-43
- Assessment debauchery · 穢 · Mode reported-to Witness Person Id Emperor Mingzong (明宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 51
- Assessment loved to pursue profit and amass wealth · Mode commentator-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 47
- Assessment no different from Baosi and Daji · With Baosi (褒姒), Daji (妲己) · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 49
- Assessment wicked woman who brought Zhuangzong down · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 50
- beauty surpassed all othersPhysical description · 姿色絕眾Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 36
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- Item bag with four gold boxes and rhinoceros-horn belts 囊盛金合犀帶四 · Relation CarriedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 51
- Item two silver basins from her toilet set 妝具銀盆兩口 · Relation Produced for saleDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 48
Source notes
- differing hearsay accountsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 52
- inner attendant Liu JianfengField who-obtained-her · Witness Work Miscellaneous Notes from Northern Dreams 北夢瑣言 · Person Liu Jianfeng (劉建豐)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 40, 52
- adjutant Yuan Jianfeng obtained her and brought her into the Jin palaceDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 52
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 30
- denied having a living father, saying he died by disorderly soldiers when she left homeNegated Paternity Claim trueDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 41-42
- could not make her grievance public because the empress dowager showed no courtesy and Lady Han held the principal-wife positionDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 46
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- gave only copied Buddhist scriptures to nuns and bestowed nothing else; armies' wives and children starvedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 48
- original biography of Empress Liu is missing from the text劉後傳原本闕佚Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 32
References in the histories
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