Notable people
40 peopleFigures with the most linked events, works and records.
People
Royals
Rulers who held supreme power, and the consorts, palace attendants and kin around the throne
367people
4roles
Mural guide
In a palace hall at low sun, red pillars hold up a painted ceiling above a high stepped dais with an empty carved throne; bronze burners send up smoke, rows of officials stand with their backs turned, and two palace maids stand by a yellow canopy, with lakes and pavilions beyond.
This group holds the people at the centre of the court: monarchs and emperors who held supreme power, the empresses and consorts married to them, court figures who served inside the palace, and royal kin of the ruling house. Their standing came from sovereignty, marriage, palace service or blood, and their lives are recorded chiefly in the annals, consort biographies and royal-kin chapters of the standard histories.
Roles in this group
- Monarch / EmperorMonarchs of the successive dynasties and of regional states who held supreme authority304 people
- Empress / ConsortEmpresses, consorts of every rank and empress dowagers of the ruling houses69 people
- Court FiguresAttendants, wet nurses and palace officials who served inside the palace2 people
- Royal KinPrinces, princesses and sons of ruling houses who were kin of the throne11 people