Qin and Han · Consort

Empress Dowager Wang 皇太后王氏

Huang Taihou Wang

Attested BC 49

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dowager Wang was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 49 黃龍元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 10, passage 16

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Wang Shun (王舜)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Book of Han 10, passage 20
Spouse of Emperor Xuan (宣帝)
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage · Widowed
Directly stated · Book of Han 10, passage 16

Career and standing

Empress Dowager 皇太后
Entered
Directly stated · Book of Han 10, passage 16

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 10Volume 9: Annals of Emperor Yuan · 2 passages

尊皇太后曰太皇太后，皇后曰皇太后。 Honored the Empress Dowager as Grand Empress Dowager, and the Empress as Empress Dowager.

三月，封皇太后兄侍中中郎將王舜為安平侯。 In the third month, enfeoffed Wang Shun, brother of the Empress Dowager and Commandant of the Gentlemen of the Palace, as Marquis of Anping.