Overview
Empress Dowager Li was an empress and Empress Dowager of Later Jin.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Female
Life and dates
Death
- At Jianqiu in the Khitan territories 蕃中之建丘 · Date Source Date: Text: 漢乾祐三年八月二十五日 · Western Year: AD 950Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 12
- DiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 85, passage 126
Attested activity
- AD 928 天成三年四月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 6
- AD 949 天祿三年秋八月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 42
- AD 947 天祿元年四月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 36
- AD 942 天福七年六月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 10
- AD 941 天福六年十一月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 9
- AD 947 明年正月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 85, passage 97
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- AD 948 會同十一年正月朔Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 25
- AD 935 清泰二年九月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 8
- AD 950 漢乾祐三年八月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 85, passage 126
- AD 950 漢乾祐三年八月二十五日Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 12
- AD 948 漢乾祐元年四月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 85, passage 150
- AD 933 長興四年九月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 7
- AD 946 開運三年十二月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 85, passage 47
- AD 947 開運四年三月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 11
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Yanbao (延寶)grandson 孫男 · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 24
- Ancestor of Yanxu (延煦)grandson 孫男 · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 24
- Parent of Shi Chonggui (石重貴)empress dowager 太后
son 子 · Uncertain parentage
mother 母 · Uncertain parentageSources vary in certainty · Old History of the Five Dynasties 85, passages 67, 97; Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passages 31, 33 - Spouse of Former Lord of Jin (先君)empress dowager 皇太后 · Primary marriage · WidowedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 85, passages 58, 97
- Spouse of Shi Jingtang (石敬瑭)husband 夫 · Primary marriage
empress 皇后 · Primary marriageSources vary in certainty · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passages 3, 9 - Child of Li Siyuan (李嗣源)father 父
third daughter 第三女Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 5
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Princess of Wei 魏國公主Advanced · From Source Date: Text: 長興四年九月 · Western Year: AD 933Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 7
- Senior Princess of Jin 晉國長公主Changed · From Source Date: Text: 清泰二年九月 · Western Year: AD 935Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 8
- Princess of Yongning 永寧公主Enfeoffed · From Source Date: Text: 天成三年四月 · Western Year: AD 928Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 6
- empress dowager 皇太后Honored · From Source Date: Text: 七年六月 · Western Year: AD 942Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passages 10, 14
- empress 皇后Honored · From Source Date: Text: 天福六年十一月 · Western Year: AD 941Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 9
Places and affiliations
- At Liaoyang 遼陽 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 40
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Addressee temple monks · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 27
- Memorial · Author · Mode quotation · Mode named-source-report Source Work Khitan State Annals 契丹國志 · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passages 15-24
- Speech · Speaker · With Du Chongwei (杜重威) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 42
- Speech · Speaker · With Shi Chonggui (石重貴) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 43
- Speech · Speaker · With Liao Emperor (遼帝) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passages 32-33
Events and relationships
- Asked for farmlandPetition · Petitioner · At Bazhou / beside Hanz Er City 霸州/漢兒城側 · From Source Date: Text: 天祿元年八月 · Western Year: AD 947Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passages 38-39
- Fell illIllness · Patient · From Source Date: Text: 天祿三年秋八月 · Western Year: AD 949Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 42
- Followed northDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passages 34-35
- Lodged and guardedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 25
- Paid homageRitual · Participant · At Liaoyang 遼陽 · From Source Date: Text: 天祿元年四月 · Western Year: AD 947Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 36
- RelocatedPolitical · Subject · At Yellow Dragon Prefecture 黃龍府 · With Shi Chonggui (石重貴) · From Source Date: Text: 開運四年三月 · Western Year: AD 947Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 11
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- RelocatedRelocation · Subject · At Jianzhou 建州 · From Source Date: Text: 天祿二年 · Western Year: AD 948Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 41
- WelcomedDiplomatic · Participant · With Liao Emperor (遼帝) · At outside Fengqiu Gate 封丘門外 · From Source Date: Text: 會同十一年正月朔 · Western Year: AD 948Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 25
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment resentful but powerless regarding the Young Emperor taking Madame Feng · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passage 65
Source notes
- 五代會要 places empress-dowager honor in Tianfu 7/6; 文獻通考 says only after Gaozu's death when the Deposed Emperor accededField empress-dowager-date · Witness 文獻通考Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 86, passages 10, 14
References in the histories
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