Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Empress Dowager; mother of Zhaoye

Mother of Zhaoye 皇太孫太妃

Attested AD 494

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mother of Zhaoye was an empress Dowager; mother of Zhaoye.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 494 隆昌元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 56

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Zhaoye (昭業)
consort-mother 太妃
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 31

Career and standing

Honored
AD 493 冬十月壬寅 · Empress dowager
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 4, passage 31

Works and attributed material

AD 494 隆昌元年秋七月癸巳
Edict · Speaker
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 4, passages 56-79

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Prince of Yulin · 3 passages

冬十月壬寅，尊皇太孫太妃爲皇太后，立皇后何氏。 Winter, tenth month, day renyin: the great-grandson's mother was made empress dowager and Lady He was established as empress.

癸巳，皇太后令曰：「鎮軍、車騎、左僕射、前將軍、領軍、左衛、衛尉、八座：自我皇歷啓基，受終于宋，睿聖繼軌，三葉重光。 Day guisi: the empress dowager ordered: "To the suppressing-army general, the general of chariots and cavalry, the left vice director, the former general, the defender-of-the-army, the left guards general, the commandant of the guards, and the eight seats: from the day our house founded its rule and took the mandate from Song, wise sovereigns have followed in succession and for three generations the light has redoubled.

未亡人屬此多難，投筆增慨。」 I, who am not yet gone to my death, meet these many trials and set down the brush with a heavier sigh."