Ming · Ming Empress

Lady Hu 胡氏

Hu shi

Attested AD 1463 - AD 1464

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Lady Hu as a consort, named individual, 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 Lady Hu 胡氏 Hu shi
Title deposed empress 廢后
Posthumous Empress Gongrang 恭讓后 Gongrang hou
Personal Lady Hu 胡氏
Descriptive kinship Xuanzong's deposed empress Lady Hu 宣宗廢后胡氏

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Named Individual
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: · Western Year: AD 1464
    Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:012:s0190
  • Source Date: Text: 閏月甲戌 · Western Year: AD 1463
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0170

Family

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  • Spouse of Xuanzong (宣宗)
    Kinship Term: deposed empress / 廢后 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband · Relationship State: ended

Career and standing

  • Title: posthumous honors / 尊諡 · Action: received · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 閏月甲戌 · Western Year: AD 1463
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0170
  • Status: deposed-empress · Action: held
    Explicit · mingshi:012:s0170

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 12Volume 12 Annals 12: Yingzong Later Records · 2 passages