Overview
The translated histories identify Empress Xiaozhuang of Wei as a consort and family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Empress Xiaozhuang of Wei | 魏孝莊皇后 | |
| Title | Empress Xiaozhuang | 魏孝莊皇後 | |
| Descriptive kinship | His elder sister | 其姊 | |
| Descriptive kinship | Sister of Erzhu Wenchang | 其姊 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Female
- Sex: femaleExplicit · beiqishu:048:s0023
Roles
- Consort
- Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大同十一年 · Western Year: AD 545Explicit event contextual date · zizhitongjian:159:s0003, zizhitongjian:159:s0003a, zizhitongjian:159:s0006c
- Source Date: Text: 魏孝莊皇後 · Western Interval: Start: AD 528 · End: AD 545Explicit · beiqishu:048:s0023
Family
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- Spouse of Gao Huan (高歡)Kinship Term: took her in marriage / 納之 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
Kinship Term: concubine / 妾 · Union Type: favored concubinage · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: concubine · Object Role: lord · Relationship State: active - Sibling of Erzhu Wenchang (尒朱文暢)Kinship Term: elder sister / 姊 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: sister
Kinship Term: elder sister / 姊 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Relative Age: younger - Spouse of Jingzong (敬宗)Kinship Term: empress / 後 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: empress · Object Role: emperor · Relationship State: ended
- Spouse of Emperor Zhuang of Wei (魏莊帝)Kinship Term: empress / 皇後 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband
- Child of Erzhu Rong (尒朱榮)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter
Career and standing
- Status: favored consort of Gaozu · Action: heldExplicit · beiqishu:048:s0023, beiqishu:048:s0028
- Status: favored concubine of Gao HuanExplicit · zizhitongjian:159:s0006c
References in the histories
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