Song, Liao, and Jin · Royal Family Member

Empress Dowager 太后

Taihou

Attested AD 988

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dowager was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 988 統和六年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 88, passage 88

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 18: Xiao Dilie, Yelu Pennu, Xiao Paiya, Yelu Zizhong, Yelu Yaozhi, Yelu Honggu, Gao Zheng, Yelu Delu, Da Kangyi · 6 passages

城陷，中流矢，太后親臨視，賜藥。 When the city fell he was struck by a stray arrow. The empress dowager came in person to visit him and bestowed medicine.

攻長城口，復先登，太后益多其功。 Attacking Changcheng Pass, he again led the first assault; the empress dowager praised his merit all the more.

還，公主疾，太后遣宮人賢釋侍之，恒德私焉。 On his return the princess fell ill. The empress dowager sent the palace woman Xian Shi to nurse her, and Hengde took her privately.

公主恚而薨，太后怒，賜死。 The princess died in anger. The empress dowager was furious and ordered him put to death.

時護衛馮家奴上變，誣後弟浞卜與匹敵謀逆，以皇后攝政，徐議當立者。 At that time the guard Feng Jianu submitted a report of treason, falsely accusing the empress's younger brother Chubuo and Pike of plotting rebellion so that the empress might hold the regency, and they might then deliberate who should be enthroned.

阿古母有寵於太后，事聞，太后怒，將殺之。 Agu's mother was favored by the empress dowager. When the matter was reported, the empress dowager was furious and was about to have him executed.