Overview
Empress Zhao was a consort.
IdentityHistorical · Female
Found inBook of Southern Qi
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Liu Zhirong | 劉智容 | Liu Zhirong |
| Temple name | Empress Gaozhao | 高昭劉皇后 | Gaozhao Liu Huanghou |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 472 宋泰豫元年Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 102
Age
- 50Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 102
Attested activity
- AD 472 宋泰豫元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 102
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Liu Xuanzhi (玄之)grandfather 祖 · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 27
- Spouse of Emperor Gao of Qi (齊高帝)empress 皇后 · Primary marriage · Widowed
consort 妃
married into 歸 · MarriageSources vary in certainty · Book of Southern Qi 10, passage 5; Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 67; Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 101 - Child of Liu Shouzhi (壽之)father 父Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 27
- Child of Lady Huan (桓氏)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 98
- Sibling of Wenwei (文蔚)Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 109
- Sibling of Xingdao (興道)Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 109
- Sibling of Yilun (義倫)Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 109
- Sibling of Yihui (義徽)Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 109
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Lady of the Duke of Jingling's state 竟陵公國夫人AD 478 昇明二年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 105
- Empress Zhao 昭皇后AD 479 建元元年 · Posthumously honoredDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 107
- Princess Consort of Qi 齊國妃AD 479 昇明三年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 106
Places and affiliations
- Polity Southern Qi · Relation Affiliated withDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 10, passage 5
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation Died underDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 102
- At Guangling 廣陵Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 26
- At beside Emperor Xuan's tomb / Taian Mausoleum 宣帝墓側／泰安陵 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 103
- At High Emperor's tomb 高帝山陵 · Relation Enshrined atDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 10, passage 5
Events and relationships
- Purple light at birthOmen · SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 98
- Transferred for collateral enshrinementAD 482 建元四年 · Ritual · SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 10, passage 5
- White hare omenDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 104
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment motherly pattern · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 92
References in the histories
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