Overview
Empress Dowager Chengtian was an empress Dowager.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Xiao Chuo | 蕭綽 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1009 二十七年十二月辛卯At traveling palace 行宮Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passages 215, 218
Attested activity
- AD 983 統和元年Directly stated · History of Liao 54, passages 73, 194; History of Liao 56, passage 19
- AD 1001 統和19年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passage 19
- AD 1003 統和21年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passage 73
- AD 1004 統和22年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passage 100
- AD 1005 統和23年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passages 148, 156
- AD 1006 統和24年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passage 185
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- AD 1006 統和二十四年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 91, passage 31
- AD 1009 二十七年十二月Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passages 215-216
- AD 1009 二十七年十二月辛卯Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passages 215, 218
- AD 983 乾亨五年Directly stated · History of Liao 56, passage 54
- AD 987 統和五年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 12, passage 11
- AD 988 統和六年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 12, passages 28, 57
- AD 989 統和七年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 12, passages 137, 178
- AD 983 to AD 1009 冊承天皇太后儀Strongly inferred · History of Liao 55, passage 96
- AD 982 to AD 1009 承天皇太后崇德宮Strongly inferred · History of Liao 45, passage 313
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Emperor Shengzong of Liao (遼聖宗)Empress Dowager 皇太后Strongly inferred · History of Liao 12, passage 11
- Parent of Emperor Shengzong of Liao (遼聖宗)empress dowager 皇太后
Empress Dowager 皇太后Strongly inferred · History of Liao 14, passages 19, 185, 216
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 91 Volume 91 Biographies 21: Yelu Hanba, Yelu Tanggu, Xiao Paizhe, Yelu Jue, Yelu Pulidu 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 14 Volume 14 Annals 14: Shengzong 5 15 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 12 Volume 12 Annals 12: Shengzong 3 7 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 54 Volume 54 Treatises 24: Music 5 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 56 Volume 56 Treatises 26: Ceremonial Guards 2 3 passages
Career and standing
- Sagacious Virtue, Divine Strategy, Responsive to Fortune, Initiating Transformation, Upholding Heaven Empress Dowager 睿德神略應運啟化承天皇太后AD 987 統和五年夏四月丁酉 · ConferredDirectly stated · History of Liao 12, passage 11
- Sage Virtue, Divine Strategy, Responsive Fortune, Initiating Transformation, Sustaining Heaven Empress Dowager 睿德神略應運啟化承天皇太后ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Liao 14, passage 185
- Empress Dowager Chengtian 承天皇太后HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 57, passage 22
- Empress Dowager Who Received Heaven 承天皇太后HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 55, passage 96
- Empress Dowager Chengtian 承天皇太后ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Liao 56, passage 19
- HeldEmpress dowagerDirectly stated · History of Liao 54, passages 73, 194; History of Liao 56, passages 19, 54-55
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- execution of Hulishi 殺胡裏室Directly stated · History of Liao 12, passage 28
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation Affiliated withStrongly inferred · History of Liao 14, passages 216, 218
- Polity Id liao · Relation Affiliated withDirectly stated · History of Liao 45, passage 313
- Polity Id liao · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · History of Liao 56, passages 19, 54
- Polity Id liao · Relation Consort householdDirectly stated · History of Liao 57, passage 22
- Polity Id liao · Relation Served
- AD 1009 二十七年十二月辛卯At traveling palace 行宮 · Relation Died atDated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passages 215, 218
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- At Chongde Palace 崇德宮 · Relation Eponym ofDirectly stated · History of Liao 45, passage 313
Events and relationships
- Commended Tanggu's proposal and enacted it as statute for border commanderiesDirectly stated · History of Liao 91, passage 31
- Empress dowager investiture ceremonyRitual · InvesteeDirectly stated · History of Liao 57, passage 22
- ExecutedDirectly stated · History of Liao 12, passage 28
- Fell illAD 1009 二十七年十二月 · Medical · SubjectDated from the passage context · History of Liao 14, passages 215-216
- Granted surname and titleDirectly stated · History of Liao 14, passage 142
- Invested as empress dowagerDirectly stated · History of Liao 56, passages 19, 54-55
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- Invested as empress dowagerAD 983 統和元年 · Ritual · HonoreeDirectly stated · History of Liao 54, passages 73, 194
- Rode flat top palanquinAD 983 to AD 1009 冊承天皇太后儀 · Ritual · RiderStrongly inferred · History of Liao 55, passage 96
Assessments and attributes
- Item empress dowager seal 寶 · Relation Associated in ceremonyDirectly stated · History of Liao 57, passage 22
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 14, passage 19; History of Liao 55, passage 96
References in the histories
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