Song, Liao, and Jin · Ruler

Empress Dowager 太后

Attested AD 983 - AD 990

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dowager was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 983 統和元年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 79, passage 15
AD 990 八年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 79, passage 19

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Liao 79, passage 76

Events and relationships

Accepted Ameli advice and wrote it into law
Legal · Lawgiver · With Yelu Ameli (耶律阿沒裏)
Directly stated · History of Liao 79, passage 83
Held the regency
AD 983 統和初 · Political · Regent
Directly stated · History of Liao 79, passage 76
Sent Li Congxun to comfort Shi Fang
Political · Patron · With Li Congxun (李從訓)
Directly stated · History of Liao 79, passage 19

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 79Volume 79 Biographies 9: Shi Fang, Yelu Xianshi, Nu Li, Guo Xi, Yelu Ameili · 4 passages

進《尚書·無逸篇》以諫，太后聞而嘉獎。 He submitted the "Against Dissipation" chapter of the Documents as a remonstrance; when the empress dowager heard of it, she praised him.

詔入朝免拜，賜几杖，太后遣閣門使李從訓持詔勞問，令常居南京，封鄭國公。 He was ordered, when coming to court, to be excused from bowing and was granted a folding stool and staff; the empress dowager sent the gate commissioner Li Congxun with an edict to comfort and inquire after him, directed that he make his permanent home at Nanjing, and enfeoffed him as Duke of Zheng.

統和初，皇太后稱制，與耶律斜軫參預國論，為都統。 At the beginning of Tonghe, when the empress dowager held the regency, he joined Yelu Xiezhen in deliberating on affairs of state and was made commander-in-chief.

太后嘉納，著為令。 The empress dowager praised and accepted his advice, and it was written into law.