Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Empress

Elder sister of Empress Wenxian 文獻皇后之姊

Attested AD 557 - AD 560

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Elder sister of Empress Wenxian was an empress.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 557 to AD 560 周明帝后
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 36, passage 100

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Empress Wenxian (文獻皇后)
elder sister 姊 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 100
Spouse of Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou (周明帝)
empress 后
Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 100
Child of Dugu Xin (獨孤信)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 36, passage 100

Career and standing

empress 后
Held
Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 100

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 36Volume 36 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage

后姊為周明帝后，長女為周宣帝后，貴戚之盛，莫與為比，而后每謙卑自守，世以為賢。 Her elder sister was empress to Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou, and her eldest daughter became empress to Emperor Xuan; no consort kin in the realm was more exalted. Yet the empress always kept herself humble and restrained, and the world regarded her as worthy.