Overview
Lady Cao was a consort and Empress Dowager.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Female
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 923 莊宗即位Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passages 24-25
- AD 923 莊宗滅梁入洛Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 28
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗)empress dowager 太后Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 24
- Spouse of Li Keyong (李克用)Lady Cao 曹氏 · Secondary marriageStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 24
Career and standing
- Empress Dowager 皇太后Invested · From Source Date: Text: 莊宗即位 · Western Year: AD 923Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 24
Places and affiliations
- AD 923 莊宗滅梁入洛At Changshou Palace 長壽宮 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 28
- AD 923 莊宗滅梁入洛At Luoyang 洛 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 28
Events and relationships
- Showed shame when thankedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 49, passage 25
References in the histories
No matching passages.