Qin and Han · Consort

Lady Zhao 趙婕妤

Zhào Jiéyú

Attested BC 87

Passages
3
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Lady Zhao as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Lady Zhao 趙婕妤 Zhào Jiéyú
Title Empress Dowager 皇太后
Personal name Lady Zhao 趙婕妤 Zhào Jiéyú
Descriptive kinship Mother of Emperor Zhao

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Spouse of Che (徹)
    Kinship Term: concubine / 婕妤 · Union Category: concubinage · Relationship State: active
    Kinship Term: concubine / 婕妤 · Union Category: concubinage
  • Child of Father of Empress Dowager Zhao (皇太后父)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter
    Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological
  • Parent of Emperor Zhao (孝昭皇帝)
    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: Empress Dowager / 皇太后 · Action: posthumously-honored · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 後元二年 · Western Year: BC 87
    Explicit · hanshu:008:s0014

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 8Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao · 3 passages