Empress Wei (韋氏) | 24 Histories

Overview

Empress Wei was a consort.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Female

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 707 to AD 710 景龍
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 18

Career and standing

Assistant Sage 翊聖
AD 707 to AD 710 景龍 · Received
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 18

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Consort of
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 18

Events and relationships

Acted willfully during Jinglong misrule
AD 707 to AD 710 景龍 · Political · Power holder
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 126, passage 18

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 126Volume 122 Biographies 72: Zhang Xiancheng, Lu Sigong, Qu Huan, Jin Hanheng, Yang Chaocheng, Fan Ze, Li Shuming, Pei Zhou · 1 passage

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景龍失政，韋氏專恣，加號翊聖，今若加皇后之號，與韋氏同。 In the Jinglong era the court lost its way, the Wei clan seized power, and the title Assistant Sage was added. If Your Majesty now adds such a title to the empress, you will be repeating the Wei precedent.