Overview
Empress Dowager Liang was a consort and Regent.
Life and dates
Death
- AD 150 和平元年二月甲寅died 崩Directly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 13
- AD 150 明年DiedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 148
- diedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 115, passage 49
Attested activity
- AD 149 三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 116, passage 43
- AD 150 和平元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passage 78
- AD 150 和平元年二月甲寅Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 113, passage 13
- AD 149 建和三年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 97; Book of Later Han 119, passage 147
- AD 150 建和三年明年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 148
- AD 148 建和二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 115, passages 47-48
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- AD 147 建和元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 75, 77
- AD 147 建和元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 144
- AD 144 建康元年九月Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 70-71
- AD 146 本初元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 96
- AD 149 桓帝建和三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 116, passage 108
- AD 144 梁太后摄政Directly stated · Book of Later Han 110, passage 132
- AD 139 永和三年明年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 134
- AD 146 质帝本初元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 116, passage 39
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Liang Ji (梁冀)elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
elder brother 兄
brother 兄 - Spouse of Emperor Shun (順帝)empress dowager 太后 · Primary marriage · WidowedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 117, passage 71
- Child of Liang Shang (梁商)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 134
- Sibling of Empress Liang (梁皇后)sisters 姐妹 · Uncertain siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 117, passages 77, 142
Key source chapters
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 117 Volume 106: Five Elements Part Four 6 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 115 Volume 104: Five Elements Part Two 3 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 116 Volume 105: Five Elements Part Three 3 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 119 Volume 108: Five Elements Part Six 3 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 34 Volume 30a: Biographies of Su Jing; Yang Hou 2 passages
Career and standing
- Held regencyRegentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 115, passage 129
- HeldRegent
Places and affiliations
- Eastern Han 汉Relation UnderStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 115, passage 48
- Later Han 後漢Relation Active inDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 13
Events and relationships
- Acted as regentPolitical · RegentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 110, passage 132
- Summoned Yang HouPolitical · SummonerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passages 96-97
- Relation Regent for · Person Emperor Zhi (质帝)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 110, passage 132
- Relation Regent for · Person Emperor Chong (冲帝)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 110, passage 132
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 134
References in the histories
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