Overview
Empress Deng was a consort.
Life and dates
Death
- Died of grief · After deposedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 116, passage 84
- Died of grief after deposition for sorceryDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passage 88
- Forced suicideDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 163
Attested activity
- AD 164 延熹七年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 116, passage 83
- AD 162 延熹五年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 86, 88
- AD 165 延熹八年二月Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 163
- AD 165 明年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 116, passage 84
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Emperor Huan (桓帝)empress 皇后 · Primary marriage · Ended
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
- Kinship Role family members · 家属被诛 — family members executed · Count 2Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 163
- Kinship Role family · 其家皆诛 · Quantity unknownDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 116, passage 84
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- EnteredConfined to sudden heat chamberDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 163
- EnteredDeposedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passage 88
- convicted of intoxication 坐酗ConvictedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 163
- EmpressDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 116, passage 84
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment arrogant and monopolized favor · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 116, passage 83
- Assessment petty person without constancy, elevated for looks · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passage 88
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 163
References in the histories
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