Xiao Guanyin

Also known as Empress Xiao Guanyin · Empress Xuanyi · Empress Yide

Xiao Guanyin, born in 1040, was the first empress of Yelü Hongji, Emperor Daozong of Liao. She was made Empress Yide in 1055, and in 1101 Emperor Tianzuo gave her the posthumous title Empress Xuanyi. She wrote poetry, including the ten Huixin yuan lyrics and verses written at imperial command, and was a fine pipa player. In 1075 she was falsely accused, through the Ten Fragrances lyrics, of adultery with the court musician Zhao Weiyi, and Daozong ordered her death. Her biography is in the consort chapters of the History of Liao.