Notable people
6 peopleFigures with the most linked events, works and records.
Royals
Empress / Consort
Empresses, consorts of every rank and empress dowagers of the ruling houses
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Mural guide
In a spring palace garden, a pavilion with round windows stands over a pond of goldfish; a peony-painted round fan, a zither and a lacquer box of pearl hairpins lie in the foreground, and one small figure in a long-sleeved gown stands at the far end of a covered walkway.
Empresses and consorts are the wives of a ruler, from the empress to consorts of every rank, together with empress dowagers honoured as a former ruler's consort or the ruler's mother. Their titles were fixed by court ritual, and some took part in court decisions and the succession while a ruler was young or on the throne. Unlike court figures, their status came from marriage or motherhood, not from a post in the palace.
People in this role
- Jiang YuanLegendary figure; c. 2400–2200 BCE
- Lady Tushanc. 2150 BCE–2050 BCE (legendary era)
- Queen Minc. 2000 BCE–1900 BCE
- Mei XiDates unknown; legendary consort of Jie of Xia
- Fu HaoDates unknown; consort of the Shang king Wu Ding
- Tai JiangDates unknown; c. 12th century BCE (late Shang)
- Da JiDates unknown; late Shang
- Bao Sic. 790 BCE - c. 771 BCE
- Wu JiangDates unknown; active c. 761–722 BCE
- Madam Xic. 710 BCE - c. 660 BCE
- Xia Jic. 630 BCE - c. 580 BCE
- Zheng Xiuc. 340 BCE - c. 296 BCE
- Zhongli ChunDates unknown; said to be of King Xuan of Qi's time
- Queen Dowager Wei of ZhaoBirth unknown; regent 265 BCE; died 264 BCE
- Zhao JiBirth unknown–228 BCE
- Lady RuDates unknown; active c. 257 BCE
- Lu ZhiBirth unknown–180 BCE
- Qi FurenBirth unknown–194 BCE
- Bo JiBirth unknown–155 BCE
- Lady TangshanDates unknown; active in the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Han
- Empress Dowager DouBirth unknown–135 BCE
- Wang ZhiBirth unknown–126 BCE
- Empress ChenDates unknown; empress 141–130 BCE
- Wei ZifuBirth unknown–91 BCE
- Lady LiDates unknown; consort of Emperor Wu
No people in this role for that dynasty.