Qin and Han · Mother of Liu Bang

Lady Zhaoling 昭靈夫人

Zhaoling Furen

Attested BC 181

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Lady Zhaoling was a Mother of Liu Bang.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 181 七年夏五月…昭靈夫人
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 4, passage 100

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Taishang Huang (太上皇)
consort 妃 · Secondary marriage
Directly stated · Book of Han 4, passage 100

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 4 Volume 3: Annals of Empress Lü Zhi 2 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 2 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 1 passage

Events and relationships

Type mother-of · Person Local Id Liu Bang (劉邦)
Directly stated · Book of Han 2, passage 48

Source notes

BC 181 七年夏五月
From Lady Zhaoling 昭靈夫人 · To Empress Zhaoling 昭靈后
Directly stated · Book of Han 4, passage 103

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 2Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 · 1 passage

尊王后曰皇后，太子曰皇太子，追尊先媼曰昭靈夫人。 He honored the queen as empress, the crown prince as imperial crown prince, and posthumously honored his late mother as Lady Zhaoling.

Book of Han, Chapter 4Volume 3: Annals of Empress Lü Zhi · 2 passages

夏五月辛未，詔曰：「昭靈夫人，太上皇妃也； In summer, on the xin-wei day of the fifth month, an edict declared: "Lady Zhaoling was consort of the Supreme Emperor;

丞相臣平等請尊昭靈夫人曰昭靈后，武哀侯曰武哀王，宣夫人曰昭哀后。 Chancellor Chen Ping and the others requested new honors: Lady Zhaoling should become Empress Zhaoling, Marquis Wu'ai should become King Wu'ai, and Lady Xuan should become Empress Zhao'ai.