Qin and Han · Empress of Later Han

Empress Gongmin 恭愍后

Gōngmǐn hòu

Attested AD 125 - AD 144

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Empress Gongmin was an empress of Later Han.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 125 to AD 144 恭湣皇后
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passage 10
AD 125 顺帝即位
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 110, passage 130

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Emperor Shun (順帝)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 110, passage 130

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Empress Gongmin 恭愍后
Posthumously bestowed
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 110, passage 130

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 110Volume 99: Rituals and Worship Part Three · 1 passage

顺帝即位，追尊其母曰恭愍后，陵曰恭北陵，就陵寝祭，如敬北陵。 Shundi raised his mother to Empress Gongmin; her Gongbeiling tomb was served at the lodge, like Jingbeiling.

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

後漢和帝之母曰恭懷皇所，安帝祖母曰敬隱皇后，順帝之母曰恭湣皇后，雖不系子為號，亦祭於陵寢。 In Later Han, Emperor He's mother was known as Empress Gonghuai, Emperor An's grandmother as Empress Jingyin, and Emperor Shun's mother as Empress Gongmin; although their titles were not framed through their sons' reign names, they likewise received sacrifice at the tomb shrines.