Lou Zhaojun 婁昭君

Other names

Family

• Kin of Lou Rui (婁叡)
  nephew 兄子 · Through Lou Zhuang (婁壯)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 8
• Parent of Prince of Boling (博陵王)
  Boling 博陵
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 42
• Sibling of Lou Zhuang (婁壯)
  brother 兄 · Uncertain siblings
  Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 48, passages 8-9
• Parent of Gao Cheng (高澄)
  Wenxiang 文襄
  conceived Wenxiang 孕文襄
  mother 母
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 37; Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 1
• Parent of Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi (文宣帝)
  conceived Wenxuan 孕文宣
  mother 母
  Sources vary in certainty · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 38; Book of Northern Qi 3, passages 1, 29; Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 92; Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 157
• Parent of Emperor Wucheng (武成帝)
  conceived Wucheng 孕武成
  mother 母
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 40; Book of Northern Qi 7, passages 1, 28
• Parent of Emperor Xiaozhao (孝昭帝)
  conceived Xiaozhao 孕孝昭
  mother 母
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 39; Book of Northern Qi 7, passage 1; Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 91, 98; Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 157
• Child of Neigan (內干)
  daughter 女
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 2
• Spouse of Gao Huan (高歡)
  empress dowager 太后
  empress 后
  husband 夫 · Primary marriage
  Empress Dowager Lou 婁太后
  empress 后 · Primary marriage
  Sources vary in certainty · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 116; Book of Northern Qi 7, passages 1, 28, 31; Book of Northern Qi 9, passages 4-5, 7; Book of Northern Qi 3, passage 1
• Parent of Emperor Xiaozhao (孝昭)
  empress dowager 太后
  Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 104
• Parent of Prince of Changgung (長廣王)
  mother 母
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 157
• Parent of Elder Wei Empress Daughter of Lou (魏后)
  Wei empresses 魏二后
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 41
• Parent of Younger Wei Empress Daughter of Lou (魏后)
  Wei empresses 魏二后
  Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 41
• Parent of Prince of Xiangcheng (襄城王)
  Xiangcheng 襄城
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 42
• Sibling of Lou Zhao (婁昭)
  younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
  younger brother 弟
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 24

• Kinship Role daughters · Count 2
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 37
• Kinship Role sons · Count 6
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 37

Career and standing

• Grand Consort 太妃
  Advanced
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 26
• Princess Consort of Bohai 渤海王妃
  Held
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 7
• Honored
  AD 550 天保初 · Empress dowager
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 28
• Honored
  Grand empress dowager
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 29
• Restored
  Empress dowager
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 32

Places and affiliations

• Polity Northern Qi 北齊 · Relation Empress dowager of
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 28
• AD 562 大寧二年五月甲申
  At Yiping Tomb 義平陵 · Relation Buried at
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 36
• AD 562 河清元年五月甲申
  At Yiping Mausoleum 義平陵 · Relation Buried at
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 7, passage 31

Works and attributed material

• Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi (文宣帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 30, passages 116-117
• Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passages 4, 11-12, 16, 19
• Speech · Speaker
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 34, passages 156-157, 160, 168

Events and relationships

• Blocked Wei abdication reception
  Political · Decision maker
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 27
• Dissuaded granting Hou Jing cavalry
  Political · Advisor · With Hou Jing (侯景)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passages 14-17
• Edict enthroning Wucheng
  Political · Issuer · With Emperor Wucheng (武成帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 33
• Pleaded for Zheng Zhongli’s family
  Political · Intercessor · With Zheng Zhongli (鄭仲禮)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 48
• Plotted execution of Yang Yin faction and deposition
  Political · Planner · With Yang Yin (楊愔)
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 31
• Refused to recall Gao Huan from campaign after twin birth
  Personal · Speaker
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passages 10-12

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment generous and free of jealousy · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 9
• Assessment lofty clear stern thrifty · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 8

Source notes

• never asked noble rank for remaining relatives
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 24
• AD 562 大寧二年春
  To Shi 石氏
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 9, passage 34
• To Stone Granny 石婆 · Reason folk taboo to avert misfortune
  Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 109