Qin and Han · Empress Dowager of Former Han

Empress Dowager Wen of Former Han 孝文太后

Attested BC 180 - BC 157

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dowager Wen of Former Han was an empress Dowager of Former Han.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 180 to BC 157 前漢孝文太后
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 9

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 15: Zang Dao, Xu Guang, F Long · 1 passage

前漢孝文、孝昭太后，並系子為號，祭於寢園，不配于高祖、孝武之廟。 In Former Han, the empress dowagers Wen and Zhao both bore titles tied to their sons, received sacrifice in the tomb-park shrines, and were not installed as consorts in the temples of Gaozu and Emperor Wu.