Overview
Daji was an empress Dowager.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Empress Zhaoxian Yuansheng | 昭獻元聖皇后 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1322 至治三年Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- AD 1323 至治三年二月Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 120
Attested activity
- AD 1305 大德九年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 116, passage 68
- AD 1307 大德十一年Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- AD 1307 大德十一年五月Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 84
- AD 1307 大德十一年正月Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 116, passages 70-71
- AD 1306 大德十年十二月Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 69
- AD 1320 延祐七年Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
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- AD 1320 延祐七年十二月Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 97
- AD 1315 延祐二年Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- AD 1315 延祐二年三月Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 96
- AD 1309 至大二年正月Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 89
- AD 1308 至大元年三月Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 116, passage 88
- AD 1322 至治三年Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- AD 1323 至治三年二月Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 120
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Ayurbarwadabore 生Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 67
- Parent of Wuzong (武宗)bore 生Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 67
- Spouse of Darmabala (順宗答剌麻八剌)consort 妃
consort 妃子Sources vary in certainty · History of Yuan 116, passage 67; History of Yuan 106, passage 46 - Child of Qundutemür (渾都帖木兒)daughter 女Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 66
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity Kongirat 弘吉列氏Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Hongjira 弘吉剌氏Directly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 66
Career and standing
- Empress Zhaoxian Yuansheng 昭獻元聖皇后Posthumously titledDirectly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Empress Dowager Yitian Xingsheng Ciren Zhaoyi Shouyuan Quande Taining Fuqing 儀天興聖慈仁昭懿壽元全德泰寧福慶皇太后ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Weiwen Chongyou 徽文崇祐ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Honored asAD 1307 大德十一年 · Empress dowagerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Honored asAD 1307 大德十一年五月 · Empress dowagerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 84
- Honored asAD 1320 延祐七年 · Grand empress dowagerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
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- Honored asAD 1320 延祐七年十二月 · Grand empress dowagerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 97
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id yuan · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Polity Id yuan · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 66
- AD 1305 大德九年At Huaizhou 懷州 · Relation Exiled toDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passages 68-69
- AD 1306 大德十年十二月At Huaizhou 懷州 · Relation Arrived atDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 69
- AD 1309 至大二年正月At Mount Wutai 五臺山 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 89
- Organization Bureau of Imperial Governance context / Xingsheng Palace establishments 興聖宮 · Relation Patron ofDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passages 88, 90, 92
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 佛事 · Relation Patron ofDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 89
Works and attributed material
- Investiture document · Honoree · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passages 97-114
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passages 76-77, 81-82, 118
Events and relationships
- Favorites dominated courtAD 1307 to AD 1322 大德十一年至至治 · Political · PatronDirectly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Rushed back to capitalAD 1307 大德十一年正月 · Political · ActorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 71
- Relation Patron of · Person Yilieshiba (亦列失八)Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Relation Patron of · Person Niulin (紐鄰)Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Relation Patron of · Person Tiemudier (迭木帖兒)Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Relation Patron of · Person Shiliemen (失列門)Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment did not restrain herself; debauchery grew; corrupted government through favorites · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 122
- Assessment intelligent but unrestrained; excesses deepened after taking the eastern court · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 46
- Assessment intelligent; assisted three reigns; taught palace women; personally did domestic work · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 121
- Item Palace of Sagely Inception 興聖宮 · Relation ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 88
References in the histories
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