Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort

Empress Dowager 皇太后

Attested AD 566 - AD 568

Passages
4
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

Empress Dowager was a consort.

IdentityHistorical · Female
Found inBook of Chen

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Key source chapters

  1. Book of Chen, Chapter 29 Volume 29: Zong Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zheng 3 passages
  2. Book of Chen, Chapter 4 Volume 4: Emperor Fei 1 passage

Career and standing

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 4Volume 4: Emperor Fei · 1 passage
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Book of Chen, Chapter 29Volume 29: Zong Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zheng · 3 passages
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世祖崩，廢帝沖昧，高宗錄尚書輔政，僕射到仲舉等知朝望有歸，乃矯太后令遣高宗還東府，當時疑懼，無敢措言。 When Emperor Wen died, the Deposed Emperor was young and ignorant; Emperor Xuan assumed the recorded affairs of the masters of writing as regent; vice director Dao Zhongju and others knew that court expectation had a direction and therefore forged an empress dowager order sending Emperor Xuan back to the eastern palace; at the time there was doubt and fear, and none dared speak.