Song, Liao, and Jin · Empress

Empress Xiao 皇后蕭氏

Attested AD 1042

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Xiao was an empress.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1042 十一年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 19, passages 38, 58

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Emperor Xingzong of Liao (遼興宗)
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · History of Liao 19, passage 58

Career and standing

Invested
Honor Chaste Virtuous, Proclaiming Benevolence, Exalted Sage Empress 貞懿宣慈崇聖皇后
Directly stated · History of Liao 19, passage 58

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 19, passage 58

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 19Volume 19 Annals 19: Xingzong 2 · 1 passage

冬十一月丁亥，群臣加上尊號曰聰文聖武英略神功睿哲仁孝皇帝，冊皇后蕭氏曰貞懿宣慈崇聖皇后。 On dinghai day of the eleventh winter month ministers added the honorific title Sagacious Cultured, Sagacious Martial, Heroic Strategist, Divine Merit, Wise Sage, Benevolent Filial Emperor, and invested Empress Xiao as Chaste Virtuous, Proclaiming Benevolence, Exalted Sage Empress.