Qin and Han · Consort

Empress Wei 衛皇后

Attested BC 141 - BC 87

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Chapters
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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Wei as a consort and family member. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Wei 衛皇后
Title empress 皇后
Descriptive kinship his elder sister

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 武帝 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:059:s0185

Family

  • Sibling of Wei Qing (衛青)
    Kinship Term: elder sister / 姊 · Subject Relative Age: elder

Career and standing

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 59Volume 50: Zhang, Feng, Ji and Zheng · 1 passage