Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Imperial Mother

Empress Mu 穆皇后

Mu huanghou

Attested AD 420

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Mu was an Imperial Mother.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 420 永初元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 3, passage 38

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Emperor Xiaomu (孝穆皇帝)
empress 后 · Primary marriage
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 3, passage 38
Parent of Liu Yu (劉裕)
late mother 皇妣
Directly stated · Book of Song 3, passage 38

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wu 3 · 1 passage

追尊皇考為孝穆皇帝，皇妣為穆皇后，尊王太后為皇太后。 He posthumously honored his late father as Emperor Xiaomu, his late mother as Empress Mu, and honored the Wang Empress Dowager as Empress Dowager.