Overview
Empress Dou was a consort and Regent.
Life and dates
Death
- DiedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 116, passage 20
- died the following yearDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 115, passage 15
Attested activity
- AD 100 十二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 116, passage 20
- AD 89 和帝永元元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 116, passage 16
- AD 96 和帝永元八年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 115, passages 13-14
- AD 89 to AD 105 永元中Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 110, passage 122
- AD 97 永元九年 (明年 after Yongyuan 8)Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 115, passages 13, 15
- AD 89 永元元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 102, 109
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- AD 92 永元四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 12, 14
- AD 92 永元四年六月Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passages 78-79
- AD 79 章帝建初四年冬Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 185-186
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Dou Xian (竇憲)brothers 兄弟 · Full siblings
brother 兄 · Full siblings
elder brother 兄 - Spouse of Emperor Zhang of Han (章帝)empress 后
empress 皇后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 110, passage 122; Book of Later Han 117, passage 177
Key source chapters
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 117 Volume 106: Five Elements Part Four 5 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 115 Volume 104: Five Elements Part Two 2 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 116 Volume 105: Five Elements Part Three 2 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 119 Volume 108: Five Elements Part Six 2 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 110 Volume 99: Rituals and Worship Part Three 1 passage
Career and standing
- HeldRegentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 116, passage 16; Book of Later Han 117, passage 14
Places and affiliations
- Eastern Han 汉Relation UnderStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 115, passage 14
- At Southern Palace 南宫 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 115, passage 14
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 78
References in the histories
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