Yuan · Mother of Han Lin'er and Empress Dowager

Lady Yang 楊氏

Yáng shì

Attested AD 1351 - AD 1355

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lady Yang was a Mother of Han Lin'er and Empress Dowager.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1355 十五年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 122, passage 92
AD 1351 至正十一年五月
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 122, passage 85

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Han Lin'er (韓林兒)
mother 母
Directly stated · History of Ming 122, passage 85
Spouse of Han Shantong (韓山童)
Marriage
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 122, passage 85

Career and standing

Empress Dowager 皇太后
Honored as
Directly stated · History of Ming 122, passage 92

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 122Volume 122 Biographies 10: · 2 passages

林兒與母楊氏逃武安山中。 Lin'er and his mother, Lady Yang, fled into the Wu'an mountains.

尊楊氏為皇太后，遵道、文郁為丞相，福通、文素平章政事，劉六知樞密院事。 Lady Yang was honored as Empress Dowager; Zundao and Wenyu became chancellors; Futong and Wensu, Vice Directors of the Secretariat; Liu Liu, Director of the Bureau of Military Affairs.