Overview
The translated histories identify Empress Wenxuan as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Empress Wenxuan | 文宣皇后 | Wénxuān huánghòu |
| Title | Empress Dowager | 皇太后 | |
| Title | Empress Wenxuan | 文宣皇后 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Title only
- Sex
- Female
- Sex: femaleExplicit · beiqishu:006:s0054
Roles
- Consort
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 乾明元年 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0054, beiqishu:006:s0066
Family
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- Spouse of Gao Yang (高洋)Kinship Term: empress / 后 · Union Category: primary-marriage
Kinship Term: empress / 后 · Union Category: primary-marriage - Parent of Emperor Fei (廢帝殷)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological
Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological
Places and affiliations
- Place: Zhaoxin Palace / 昭信 · Relation: residenceExplicit · beiqishu:006:s0066
Source notes
- From: Empress Dowager / 皇太后 · To: Empress Wenxuan / 文宣皇后 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 皇建元年 · Western Year: AD 560Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0066
References in the histories
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