Qin and Han · Consort

Lady Zhao 趙婕妤

Zhào Jiéyú

Attested BC 87

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lady Zhao was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 87 後元二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 8, passages 2, 14

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Emperor Wu of Han (漢武帝)
concubine 婕妤
Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 2
Child of Father of Empress Dowager Zhao (皇太后父)
father 父
daughter 女
Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 52
Parent of Emperor Zhao (孝昭皇帝)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 2

Career and standing

Empress Dowager 皇太后
BC 87 後元二年 · Posthumously honored
Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 14

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 8Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao · 3 passages

母曰趙婕妤，本以有奇異得幸，及生帝，亦奇異。 His mother was Lady Zhao, a concubine who had gained favor through her extraordinary qualities, and the circumstances of his birth were also extraordinary.

追尊趙婕妤為皇太后，起雲陵。 Consort Zhao was posthumously honored as Empress Dowager, and work began on the Yunling tomb.

夏，為太后起園廟雲陵。 In summer, a garden temple was built for the Empress Dowager at Yunling.