Sui and Tang · Consort and Royal Family Member

Empress Wei 韋後

Wéi Hòu

Attested AD 705 - AD 710

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Wei was a consort and Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 708 景龍二年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passages 212-213
AD 705 to AD 710 韋後與敘昆弟，附屬籍。
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 210

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Consort of house
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 210

Events and relationships

Claimed five colored clouds in wardrobe
Ritual political · Claimant
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 213
Requested as secondary offerer
Ritual · Secondary offerer
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 216
Relation Sworn sibling of · Person Wei Juyuan (韋巨源)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 210

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 123Volume 123 Biographies 48: Li, Xiao, Lu, Wei, Zhao, He · 4 passages

韋後與敘昆弟，附屬籍。 Empress Wei treated him as a sworn brother and enrolled him in the clan register.

韋後自言衣笥有五色雲，巨源倡其偽，勸中宗宣布天下，帝從其言，因是大赦。 Empress Wei claimed five-colored clouds appeared in her wardrobe; Juyuan promoted the fraud and urged Zhongzong to proclaim it to the realm. The emperor complied and issued a great amnesty.

帝方南郊，巨源請後為亞獻，而自為終獻。 During the southern suburb sacrifice, Juyuan asked that the empress serve as secondary offerer and he himself as final offerer.

博士李處直請謚為「昭」，戶部員外郎李邕以巨源附武三思為相，托韋後親屬，謚「昭」為非。 Erudite Li Chuzhi requested the posthumous title "Illustrious." Vice Director Li Yong held that Juyuan had sided with Wu Sansi to become chancellor and relied on Empress Wei's kin—that "Illustrious" was wrong.