Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort and Royal Family Member

Empress Dugu 獨孤皇后

Dugu Huanghou

Attested AD 581 - AD 591

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dugu was a consort and Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 581 to AD 591 開皇
Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 22

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)
empress 皇后
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 44, passage 22

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 44Volume 44 Biographies 9: Teng Mu Wangzan, Daodao Wangjing, Caiwang Zhiji · 2 passages

瓚妃宇文氏，先時與獨孤皇后不平，及此鬱鬱不得志，陰有咒詛。 Zan's consort, Lady Yuwen, had long been at odds with Empress Dugu. Now bitter and thwarted, she secretly practiced curses against the empress.

昔高祖龍潛時，景王與高祖不睦，其太妃尉氏又與獨孤皇后不相諧，以是智積常懷危懼，每自貶損。 In earlier days, when Gaozu was still rising to power, Prince Jing had been on bad terms with him, and Prince Jing's consort of the Yu clan had clashed with Empress Dugu. For this reason Zhiji lived in constant fear and continually humbled himself.