Overview
Empress Wenxian was an empress.
Life and dates
Death
- AD 602 仁壽二年八月At Yong'an Palace 永安宮Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 145
- tomb arrangements mentionedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 175
Age
- 14Reckoning Sui · Context at marriageDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 97
- 50Reckoning Sui · Context at deathDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 145
Attested activity
- AD 602 仁壽二年八月Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passages 144-145
- AD 557 to AD 580 太祖崩後Directly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 70
- AD 577 獻後 / 齊亡Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 79, passages 7, 40
- AD 581 to AD 604 獻皇后山陵Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 43, passage 175
- AD 582 開皇二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 36, passages 25, 49
- AD 581 高祖受禪，立為皇后Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 102
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Cui Changren (崔長仁)cousin on both sides 中外兄弟 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 116
- Child of Dugu Xin (獨孤信)father 父
daughter 女Directly stated · Book of Sui 79, passage 39; Book of Sui 36, passage 96 - Child of Mother of Empress Wenxian (文獻皇后之母)mother 母
daughter 女Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 36, passage 111 - Sibling of Elder sister of Empress Wenxian (文獻皇后之姊)elder sister 姊 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 100
- Parent of Eldest daughter of Empress Wenxian (文獻皇后長女)mother 母
eldest daughter 長女Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 100 - Spouse of Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)empress 后 · Primary marriage
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
wife 妻 · Primary marriage - Spouse of Taizu (太祖)empress 皇后Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 44, passage 70
- Child of Lady Cui (崔氏)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Sui 79, passage 39
- Parent of Emperor Yang of Sui (隋煬帝)son 子
mother 母Sources vary in certainty · Book of Sui 36, passage 143; Book of Sui 79, passage 100 - Parent of Yang Yong (楊勇)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passages 142-143
- Parent of Yang Shuang (楊爽)reared by 鞠養 · Foster parentageDirectly stated · Book of Sui 44, passage 70
- Sibling of Dugu Tuo (獨孤陀)younger half-brother 異母弟 · Paternal half siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Sui 79, passage 76; Book of Sui 36, passage 120
Key source chapters
- Book of Sui, Chapter 36 Volume 36 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts 38 passages
- Book of Sui, Chapter 79 Volume 79 Biographies 44: Imperial Affines 6 passages
- Book of Sui, Chapter 44 Volume 44 Biographies 9: Teng Mu Wangzan, Daodao Wangjing, Caiwang Zhiji 2 passages
- Book of Sui, Chapter 43 Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong 1 passage
Origins and identity
- Clan Dugu 獨孤Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 96
Career and standing
- empress 皇后InstalledDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 102
- HeldCalled Two Sages with emperorDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 124
Places and affiliations
- Sui 隋Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Sui 79, passage 7
- Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Consort of rulerDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 102
- At Luoyang, Henan 河南洛陽Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 96
- At Tailing 太陵 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 146
Works and attributed material
- Lord of Liang is trusted familyDirectly stated · Book of Sui 79, passage 127
- Luo is truly the eldest of the primary lineDirectly stated · Book of Sui 79, passage 54
- Speech · Speaker · Quote trueDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passages 101, 104-105, 113, 115, 118, 121-122
Events and relationships
- Deposed crown prince and elevated Yang GuangPolitical · InstigatorDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 143
- Secretly killed rivalDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 129
- Urged husband to seize powerPolitical · AdvisorDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 101
- Relation Patron of · Person Gao Jiong (高熲)Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 138
- Relation Rival of · Person Gao Jiong (高熲)Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passages 139-140
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment compassionate toward condemned prisoners · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 125
- Assessment jealous; monopolized inner palace; left concubine posts empty · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passages 49, 126
- Assessment worthy; humble and restrained despite exalted kin · Mode named-source-report Source Work the age 世Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 100
References in the histories
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