Qin and Han · Consort

Empress, sister of Wang Xin 皇后

Huanghou

Attested BC 150

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress, sister of Wang Xin was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 150 皇后兄王信
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passage 181

Family

Sibling of Wang Xin (王信)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passage 181

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 57House of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang · 2 passages

竇太后曰：「皇后兄王信可侯也。」 Empress Dowager Dou said: "The empress's elder brother, Wang Xin, should be made a marquis."

今信雖皇后兄，無功，侯之，非約也。」 Now, although Wang Xin is the empress's brother, he has no merit. To make him a marquis would violate the covenant."