Five Dynasties · Empress and Mother of Guo Wei

Lady Wang 王氏

Wang

Attested AD 951

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Overview

The translated histories identify Lady Wang as a family member and royal family member. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Lady Wang 王氏 Wang
Personal Lady Wang 王氏 Wang shi
Descriptive kinship mother Lady Wang 妣王氏
Posthumous Zhangde 章德 Zhangde

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Family Member
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 廣順元年五月 · Western Year: AD 951
    Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:011:s0076

Family

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  • Parent of Guo Wei (郭威)
    Kinship Term: mother / 妣 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
  • Spouse of Guo Jian (郭簡)
    Kinship Term: mother / 妣 · Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: uncertain

Career and standing

References in the histories

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 11Volume 11 Later Zhou Annals 2: Taizu · 1 passage