Overview
Empress Dowager Ma was an empress Dowager.
Life and dates
Death
- died in sixth month of Jianchu 4Directly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passage 188
Attested activity
- AD 79 建初四年六月Directly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passage 188
- AD 75 永平十八年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 64
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Emperor Ming (顯宗)empress dowager 太后 · Primary marriage · WidowedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 119, passage 64; Book of Later Han 117, passage 188
- Parent of Emperor Zhang of Han (章帝)empress dowager 太后Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 117, passages 185, 188
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- HeldRegent controller of appointmentsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 64
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 64
References in the histories
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