Overview
Empress Guangxian was an empress Dowager.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Börte Chuju Zhen | 孛兒台旭真 | Boertai Xuzhen |
| Posthumous name | Empress Guangxian Yisheng | 光獻翼聖皇后 |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1265 至元二年Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 14
- AD 1265 至元二年Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 116, passages 3, 11
- AD 1229 太宗即位前後Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 2, passage 3
- AD 1309 至大二年Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 14
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Taizu (太祖)empress 皇后 · Primary marriageStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 2, passages 2-3
- Spouse of Taizu (太祖)great empress dowager 太皇后Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 106, passage 14
- Parent of Tolui (拖雷)Guangxian 光獻Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 116, passage 11
- Parent of Ögedei (窩闊台)mother 母Sources vary in certainty · History of Yuan 2, passage 3
- Kin of Sorghaghtani Beki (唆魯和帖尼)served Guangxian 逮事光獻Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 116, passage 11
Key source chapters
Origins and identity
- Ethnicity Kongirat 弘吉烈氏Directly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 14
- Hongirad 弘吉剌氏Directly stated · History of Yuan 2, passage 3
Career and standing
- GrantedAD 1236 八年丙申 · At Zhending households for bath revenue 真定民戶湯沐Directly stated · History of Yuan 2, passage 101
- Empress Guangxian Yisheng 光獻翼聖皇后Posthumously augmentedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 14
- Empress Guangxian 光獻Posthumously titledDirectly stated · History of Yuan 106, passage 14
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id yuan · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · History of Yuan 106, passage 14
- Polity Id yuan · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · History of Yuan 116, passage 11
References in the histories
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