Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort

Empress Wu Jing 武敬皇后

Wujing huanghou

Attested AD 420 - AD 422

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Wu Jing was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 422 永初三年九月丁未
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 4, passage 6
AD 420 to AD 422 高祖受命
Directly stated · Book of Song 55, passages 2, 78

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Zang Tao (臧燾)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings
younger sister 妹 · Full siblings
Sources vary in certainty · Book of Song 55, passage 2
Spouse of Liu Yu (劉裕)
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage · Ended
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 4, passage 6

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Shao · 1 passage

秋九月丁未，有司奏武皇帝配南郊，武敬皇后配北郊。 In autumn, on the dingwei day of the ninth month, the relevant offices submitted that Emperor Wu should receive joint sacrifice at the southern suburban altar and Empress Wu Jing at the northern suburban altar.

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

臧燾，字德仁，東莞莒人，武敬皇后兄也。 Zang Dao, whose courtesy name was De Ren, came from Ju in Dongguan and was the elder brother of Empress Wu Jing.