Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Empress; mother of Emperor Jing

Empress Zhu 朱皇后

Zhu huanghou

Attested AD 573 - AD 580

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Zhu 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Zhu 朱皇后 Zhu huanghou
Title Empress Zhu 朱皇后
Descriptive kinship His mother
Title Tian Grand Empress Zhu 天大皇后朱氏
Surname Zhu

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Spouse of Emperor Xuan (宣帝)
    Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: marriage
  • Parent of Emperor Jing (靜皇帝)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Title: imperial empress dowager / 帝太后 · Action: honored · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大象二年五月庚戌 · Western Year: AD 580
    Explicit · zhoushu:008:s0005

References in the histories

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Book of Zhou, Chapter 8Volume 8 Annals 8: Emperor Jing · 2 passages