Overview
Empress Xuanyi was an empress and Poet-Musician.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | 皇后蕭氏 | ||
| Childhood name | Guanyin | 觀音 | Guānyīn |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1075 大康初ordered to take her own life 賜后自盡 · Cause judicial murder after false adultery charge 誣私Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 159
Attested activity
- AD 1075 大康初Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 157-159
- AD 1055 清寧初Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 153
- AD 1032 to AD 1055 重熙中Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 152
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Jun (浚)born of 生
bore 生Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 155 - Child of Hui (惠)daughter 女Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 149
- Spouse of Daozong (道宗)empress 皇后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 149, 153
Career and standing
- Empress Xuanyi 宣懿皇后AD 1101 乾統初 · Posthumously namedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 160
- Empress Yide 懿德皇后AD 1055 清寧初 · EstablishedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 153
- HeldExclusive favorDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 155
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 149
- At Qing Mausoleum 慶陵 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 160
- At returned home for burial of body 歸其屍於家 · Relation Body returnedDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 159
Learning and skills
- Skill pipa 琵琶 · Level especially skilledDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 151
- Skill discourse 談論 · Level goodDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 150
- Skill poetry 詩 · Level skilledDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 150
Works and attributed material
- song lyrics 歌詞Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 151
- Speech · Speaker · With Wife of Chongyuan (重元妻) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 154
Events and relationships
- Falsely accused of adultery with Zhao WeiyiDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 157
- Rebuked Chongyuan's wife for flaunting allureDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 154
- Taken as consort during Chongxi sojourn in Yan ZhaoAD 1032 to AD 1055 重熙中 · Court · ConsortDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 152
- Relation Attended by · Person Zhao Weiyi (趙惟一)Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 156
Assessments and attributes
- beauty surpassed allAppearanceDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 150
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 149
References in the histories
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