Qin and Han · Empress Consort

Empress, Elder Sister of Yan Xian 皇后

Attested AD 125

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress, Elder Sister of Yan Xian was an empress Consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 125 延光四年
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 9

Family

Sibling of Yan Xian (阎显)
elder brother 兄 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 9

Career and standing

Held
AD 125 延光四年 · Empress consort · 皇后
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 9

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 93Volume 82b: Biographies of Alchemists 2 · 1 passage

至延光四年，中黄门孙程扬兵殿省，诛皇后兄车骑将军阎显等，立济阴王为天子，果如所占。 In Yanguang 4 the Yellow Gate eunuch Sun Cheng mobilized forces in the palace, killed the empress's brother, the chariots-and-cavalry general Yan Xian, and his faction, and enthroned the prince of Jiyin—exactly as Tan had predicted.