Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Empress of Wenxuan

Li Zu'e 李祖娥

Attested AD 559 - AD 600

Passages
13
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Zu'e as a consort, nun, and royal family member. This record brings together 13 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Li Zu'e 李祖娥 Li Zu'e
Title Empress Li of Wenxuan 文宣皇后李氏
Title Empress of Zhaoxin 昭信皇后
Title Khedun Empress 可賀敦皇后
Title Lady of the Duke of Taiyuan 太原公夫人
Surname Li Li
Personal name Li Zu'e 李祖娥 Li Zu'e
Given Zu'e 祖娥 Zu'e

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Nun
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Child of Li Xizong (李希宗)
    Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological
    Parentage: biological
  • Spouse of Gao Yang (高洋)
    Kinship Term: established the empress / 立后 · Union Category: primary-marriage
    Union Category: primary-marriage
  • Parent of Gao Shaode (高紹德)
    Kinship Term: your son / 爾兒 · Parentage: biological
    Kinship Term: son / 兒 · Parentage: biological
  • Kinship Role: daughters · Quantity: unspecified · Statement: bore daughters and did not rear them
    Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0076

Origins and identity

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

  • Place: Zhao Commandery / 趙郡
    Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0064
  • Place: Zhao Commandery / 趙郡 · Relation: returned-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 隋時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 600
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:009:s0083
  • Place: Miaosheng Nunnery / 妙勝尼寺 · Relation: sent-to
    Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0080

Learning and skills

Events and relationships

Source notes

  • To: Khedun Empress / 可賀敦皇后 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天保十年 · Western Year: AD 559
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:009:s0071

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 13 passages