Overview
Empress Xuanyi was an empress Consort of Daozong.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Empress Xuanyi of the Xiao clan | 宣懿皇后蕭氏 |
Life and dates
Death
- MurderedDirectly stated · History of Liao 72, passage 81
- Ordered to suicideDirectly stated · History of Liao 62, passages 61, 101
Attested activity
- AD 1075 大康元年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 62, passage 60; History of Liao 72, passages 81, 171
- AD 1075 大康初Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 99, passages 78-79
- AD 1101 乾統元年六月Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 27, passage 14
- AD 1055 to AD 1101 道宗Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 65, passage 224
- AD 1055 to AD 1101 道宗宣懿皇后Directly stated · History of Liao 67, passage 137
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Sagezhi (撒葛只)bore 生Directly stated · History of Liao 65, passages 224-225
- Parent of Jiuli (糺里)bore 生Directly stated · History of Liao 65, passages 224, 232
- Parent of Teri (特里)bore 生Directly stated · History of Liao 65, passages 224, 239
- Spouse of Emperor Daozong of Liao (遼道宗)empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
empress consort 皇后
empress 皇后 - Parent of Yelü Jun (浚)empress 皇后
mother 母Sources vary in certainty · History of Liao 99, passage 79; History of Liao 72, passage 171 - Child of Hui (惠)father 父Directly stated · History of Liao 67, passage 137
- Kinship Role daughters · Count 3Directly stated · History of Liao 65, passage 224
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 99 Volume 99 Biographies 29: Xiao Yanshou, Yelu Sala, Xiao Susa, Yelu Tabuye, Xiao Tabuye, Xiao Hugu, Yelu Shiliu 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 62 Volume 62 Treatises 32: Punishment and Law 2 3 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 27 Volume 27 Annals 27: Emperor Tianzuo 1 2 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 72 Volume 72 Biographies 2: Imperial Family: Yi Zongbei, the Foreign Emperor Zhang Su, Shun Zongjun, Jin Wangaoluwo 2 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 65 Volume 65 Tables 3: Princesses 1 passage
Career and standing
- ordered to take own life 賜皇后自盡Directly stated · History of Liao 62, passage 61
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation Active inDirectly stated · History of Liao 62, passage 60
- Polity Id liao · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · History of Liao 72, passage 171
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · History of Liao 67, passage 137
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Liao 99, passage 79
- Polity Id liao · Relation Subject ofStrongly inferred · History of Liao 65, passage 224
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 27, passage 14; History of Liao 65, passage 224
References in the histories
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