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Empress Xiao (other)
Empress Xiao may refer to: Empresses with the surname ''Xiao'' 蕭 *Empress Xiao (Sui dynasty) (566–648), empress consort of the Sui dynasty *Xiao Wen (蕭溫, died 936), married to Emperor Taizong of Liao *Xiao Sagezhi (蕭撒葛只, died 951), married to Emperor Shizong of Liao *Empress Xiao, married to Emperor Muzong of Liao *Xiao Yanyan (蕭燕燕, 953–1009), married to Emperor Jingzong of Liao *Empress Xiao (deposed, personal information unknown) Emperor Shengzong of Liao's first empress *Xiao Pusage (蕭菩薩哥) (983–1032), Emperor Shengzong of Liao's second empress *Xiao Sanqian (蕭三蒨), Emperor Xingzong of Liao's first empress *Xiao Tali (蕭撻裏, died 1076), Emperor Xingzong of Liao's second empress *Xiao Guanyin (蕭觀音, 1040–1075), Emperor Daozong of Liao's first empress *Xiao Tansi (蕭坦思, died 1118), Emperor Daozong of Liao's second empress *Xiao Duolilan (蕭奪裏懶), married to Emperor Tianzuo of Liao *Empress Xiao, Yelü Dashi's first empress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Xiao (Sui Dynasty)
Empress Xiao (蕭皇后, personal name unknown; – 17 April 648), formally Empress Min, was an empress of the Chinese Sui Dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Yang of Sui. Background The future Empress Xiao was born into the imperial house of the Western Liang dynasty – as a daughter of Emperor Ming of Western Liang, who claimed the Liang throne as a vassal of Northern Zhou and then Sui. She was born in the second month of the lunar calendar, and at that time, the superstitious Emperor Ming believed birth in that month to be an indicator of ill fortune. She was therefore given to her uncle Xiao Ji () the Prince of Dongping to be raised, but Xiao Ji and his wife both soon died. She was instead raised by her maternal uncle Zhang Ke (). As Zhang was poor, she had to participate in labor, and she willingly did so. In 582, Emperor Wen of Sui, because Emperor Ming had supported him during Northern Zhou's civil war in 580 against the general Yuchi Jiong, wanted to take one of Empe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |