Overview
Lady Yao was a consort and mother of Emperor Ming.
IdentityHistorical · Female
Found inBook of Zhou
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 534 永熙三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 4, passage 2
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Yuwen Tai (周文帝)Lady 夫人 · Secondary marriageStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 4, passage 2
- Parent of Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou (周明帝)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Zhou 4, passage 2
References in the histories
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