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The following is a list of empresses and queens consort of China. China has periodically been divided into kingdoms as well as united under empires, resulting in consorts titled both queen and empress. The empress title could also be given posthumously.


Empresses and queens consort

The title of empress consort (, ''húanghòu'') could also be given posthumously. The posthumous empresses are listed separately by the year they were given the title.


Zhou dynasty


Western Han dynasty


Xin dynasty


Eastern Han dynasty

* AD 26–41:
Guo Shengtong Guo Shengtong (郭聖通; 6–52 CE) was an empress during the Eastern Han dynasty. She was the first empress of Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu), the founder of Eastern Han. She lost her husband's favor and was deposed in 41. However, both she and ...
* 41–57:
Empress Yin Lihua An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
* 60–75: Empress Ma * 78–88: Empress Dou * 96–102: Empress Yin * 102–106:
Empress Deng Sui Deng Sui ( zh, t=鄧綏; AD 81–121), formally Empress Hexi ( zh, t=和熹皇后, links=no, l=moderate and pacifying empress), was regent and ''de facto'' ruler of the Eastern Han dynasty from 106 to 121, serving as empress dowager during the re ...
* 108–125:
Empress Yan Ji Empress Yan Ji (閻姬) (died 28 February 126), formally Empress Ansi (安思皇后, literally "the peaceful and deep-thinking empress"), was an empress during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her husband was Emperor An. She was known for her conspirat ...
* 132–144:
Empress Liang Na An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
* 147–159:
Empress Liang Nüying An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother ( e ...
* 159–165:
Empress Deng Mengnü An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother ( e ...
* 165–168:
Empress Dou Miao Empress Dou Miao (; died 172), formally Empress Huansi (literally, "the diligent and deep-thinking empress"), was an empress during the Han Dynasty. She was the third wife of Emperor Huan. After his death in 168, she served as regent for his s ...
* 171–178: Empress Song * 180–189: Empress He * 195–214:
Empress Fu Shou Fu Shou (died 8 January 215) was an empress of the Eastern Han dynasty of China. She was the first wife of Emperor Xian, the last Han emperor. She is best known for initiating a conspiracy against Cao Cao, the ruler of state of Cao Wei. Fami ...
* 215–220: Empress Cao Jie


Three Kingdoms period


Cao Wei

* 222–226: Empress Guo Nüwang * 227–237: Empress Mao * 238–239: Empress Guo * 243–251: Empress Zhen * 252–254: Empress Zhang * 254: Empress Wang * 255–260: Empress Bian * 263–265: Empress Bian


Shu Han

* 221–223:
Empress Wu The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often voc ...
* 223–237: Empress Zhang * 238–263: Empress Zhang


Eastern Wu

* 251–252: Empress Pan * 252–258:
Empress Quan Huijie Empress Quan (244 – 300s), also known as Quan Huijie, was an empress of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was married to Sun Liang, the second emperor of Wu. Life Lady Quan was the daughter of Quan Shang ...
* 262–264: Empress Zhu * 264–280:
Empress Teng Fanglan Empress Teng ( 258–284), personal name Teng Fanglan, was an empress of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She married Sun Hao, the fourth and last emperor of Wu. Life Lady Teng was the daughter of Teng Mu (滕 ...


Jin dynasty

* 265–274:
Empress Yang Yan Yang Yan (楊艷) (238 – August 25, 274), courtesy name Qiongzhi (瓊芝), formally Empress Wuyuan (武元皇后, "the martial and discerning empress") was an empress of the Jin dynasty (266–420). She was the first wife of Emperor Wu of Ji ...
* 276–290:
Empress Yang Zhi Yang Zhi (楊芷) (259– 6 March 292), courtesy name Jilan (季蘭), nickname Nanyin (男胤), formally Empress Wudao (武悼皇后, literally "the martial and fearful empress") was an empress of Jin Dynasty (266–420). She was Emperor Wu of J ...
* 290–300:
Empress Jia Nanfeng Jia Nanfeng (257 – 13 May 300), nicknamed Shi (峕), was a Chinese empress consort. She was the daughter of Jia Chong and first wife of Emperor Hui of the Jin dynasty and also the granddaughter of Jia Kui. She is commonly seen as a villaino ...
* 300–301, 301–304, 304, 304–305, 305, 306–307: Yang Xianrong * 307–311:
Empress Liang Lanbi Liang Lanbi (梁蘭璧) was an empress during the Jin dynasty (266–420). Her husband was the ill-fated Emperor Huai. Very little is known about her, and she was not even listed in the biographies of the empresses in the ''Book of Jin'', the off ...
* 323–326:
Empress Yu Wenjun Yu Wenjun (; 297– March or April 328, formally Empress Mingmu (明穆皇后, literally "the understanding and solemn empress") was an empress of the Chinese Jin dynasty by marriage to the Emperor Ming. She served as regent during the minority ...
* 336–341: Empress Du * 342–344: Empress Chu Suanzi * 357–361:
Empress He Fani Empress He Fani (何法倪) (339 – 13 September 404), formally Empress Muzhang (穆章皇后, literally "the solemn and polite empress"), semi-formally Empress Yong'an (永安皇后), was an empress of Jin. Her husband was Emperor Mu. Lif ...
* 361–365: Empress Wang Muzhi * 365–366:
Empress Yu Daolian Yu Daolian (庾道憐) (died 5 July 366), formally Empress Xiao (孝皇后, literally "the filial empress"), was an empress of Jin Dynasty (266–420). Her husband was Emperor Fei of Jin. Yu Daolian was the daughter of Yu Bing, one of the co-prim ...
* 375–380:
Empress Wang Fahui Empress Wang Fahui (王法慧) (360 – 24 October 380), formally Empress Xiaowuding (孝武定皇后, literally "the filial, martial, and quieting empress") was an empress during Jin Dynasty (266–420). Her husband was Emperor Xiaowu. When Emp ...
* 396–403, 404–412:
Empress Wang Shen'ai Empress Wang Shen'ai (王神愛) (384 – September or October 412), formally Empress Anxi (安僖皇后, literally "the peaceful and careful empress") was an empress of Jin Dynasty (266–420). Her husband was the developmentally disabled Empero ...
* 419–420:
Chu Lingyuan Chu Lingyuan (褚靈媛) (384 – 7 August 436), formally Empress Gongsi (恭思皇后), was the last empress of the Jin Dynasty (266–420). Her husband was the last emperor of the dynasty, Emperor Gong (Sima Dewen). Family background Chu Lingy ...


Huan Chu dynasty

* 403–404: Empress Liu


Sixteen Kingdoms period


Cheng Han

* 315–334: Empress Ren * 334–338?: Empress Yan * 338–343: Empress Yan * 343–347: Empress Li


Former Zhao

* 304–?: Empress Huyan * 310:
Empress Dan Empress Dan (單皇后, personal name unknown) (died 310) was an empress of the Xiongnu-led Chinese Han Zhao dynasty. She was the second wife of the founding emperor Liu Yuan (Emperor Guangwen). Biography Empress Dan's father Dan Zheng (單 ...
* 310–312: Empress Huyan * 313: Empress Zhang * 313–314: Empress Liu E * 315–318: Empress Jin Yueguang * 315–318: Left Empress Liu * 315–318: Empress Jin Yuehua * 316–318: Upper Empress Fan * 318: Left Empress Wang * 318: Middle Empress Xuan * 318: Empress Jin * 319–322: Empress Yang * 325–326: Empress Liu * 326–329: Empress Liu


Later Zhao

* 330–333: Empress Liu * 337:
Zheng Yingtao Zheng Yingtao (; died 349) was an empress of the Chinese/ Jie state Later Zhao. She was Shi Hu (Emperor Wu)'s first empress, but not his first wife. Life Zheng Yingtao became a concubine of Shi Hu's, apparently when he was in his late teens, cir ...
* 337–348:
Du Zhu Du Zhu () was an empress of the Chinese/ Jie state Later Zhao. She was Shi Hu (Emperor Wu)'s second empress. Du Zhu was initially a family prostitute from a general of Jin, Wang Jun. After she was captured by the army of Later Zhao, she was giv ...
* 348–349: Empress Liu * 349: Empress Zhang


Ran Wei

* 350–352: Empress Dong


Former Liang

* 324?-346: Princess Yan * 346?-354:
Princess Pei Princess Pei (裴王后, personal name unknown) (died 354) was the wife of the Chinese state Former Liang's ruler Zhang Chonghua. Very little is known about her, including when Zhang Chonghua made her his princess. After Zhang Chonghua's death in ...
* 354–355: Empress Xin


Later Liang

* 389–400:
Princess Shi Princess Shi (; personal name unknown), who might have taken the title Empress Shi () at one point, was the wife of Lü Guang (Emperor Yiwu), the founder of the Di-led Later Liang dynasty of China. Very little is known about her. What is known i ...
* 400–401: Empress Yang * 401–403: Empress Yang


Western Liang

* Princess Yin


Northern Liang

* 401–433:
Princess Meng Princess Meng () was a princess of the Xiongnu-led Chinese Northern Liang dynasty. Her husband was Juqu Mengxun (Prince Wuxuan). Very little is known about Princess Meng. She was mentioned as Juqu Mengxun's wife in 413, when she thwarted an assa ...
* 433?-437:
Princess Li Jingshou Li Jingshou () (died 437?) was a princess of the Xiongnu-led Northern Liang dynasty of China. Her husband was Juqu Mujian (Prince Ai). Li Jingshou was the daughter of the Western Liang prince Li Gao and Lady Yin, who was later princess dowage ...
* 437–439:
Princess Tuoba Princess Tuoba also known by her Northern Wei, Dynasty of Northern Wei (386 to 534/535) title Princess Wuwei (武威公主), was the daughter of Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei and who later was a princess of the History of China, Chinese/Xiongnu s ...


Southern Liang

* 408–414:
Queen Zhejue Queen Zhejue (; personal name unknown) was the only historically known queen of the Xianbei-led Chinese Southern Liang dynasty. Her husband was the state's final ruler, Tufa Rutan (Prince Jing). Very little is known about Queen Zhejue, who was ...


Former Qin

* 351–355:
Empress Qiang Empress Qiang (強皇后, personal name unknown) (died 356), formally Empress Mingde (明德皇后, literally "the understanding and virtuous empress"), was an empress of the Di-led Former Qin dynasty of China. Her husband was Former Qin's foundi ...
* 355: Empress Liang * 357–385: Empress Gou * 385–386: Empress Yang * 387–389: Empress Mao * 392–393: Empress Li


Later Qin

* 386–394:
Empress She Empress She (蛇皇后, personal name unknown) (died 397) was an empress of the Qiang-led Chinese Later Qin dynasty. Her husband was the founding emperor Yao Chang (Emperor Wuzhao), and she was the mother of Yao Chang's crown prince and successor ...
* 402–?: Empress Zhang * 412–?:
Empress Qi Empress Qi (齊皇后, personal name unknown) was an empress of the Qiang-led Chinese Later Qin dynasty. Her husband was Yao Xing Yao Xing (; 366–416), courtesy name Zilüe (子略), formally Emperor Wenhuan of (Later) Qin ((後)秦文桓帝) ...
* 416–417:
Yao Hong's empress Yao Hong's empress (actual name unknown) (died 417) was the wife of Yao Hong, the last emperor of the Qiang-led Later Qin dynasty of China. Very little is known about her other than her existence—not even her name—and the fact that she was his ...


Western Qin

* 388–394, 394–400, 409–412:
Queen Bian Queen Bian (; personal name unknown) was an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese Western Qin dynasty. Her husband was Qifu Gangui (King Wuyuan). Shortly after Qifu Gangui became king in 388, after the death of his brother, the founding king Qifu ...
* 394:
Queen Fu Queen Fu (; personal name unknown) was a queen of the Xianbei-led Chinese Western Qin dynasty. Her husband was Qifu Gangui (King Wuyuan). She was a younger sister of the Former Qin emperor Fu Deng (Emperor Gao), and he created her Princess Dong ...
* 414–423:
Queen Tufa Queen Tufa (; personal name unknown) (died 423) was a queen of the Xianbei-led Chinese Western Qin dynasty. Her husband was Qifu Chipan (Prince Wenzhao). She was the daughter of Tufa Rutan (Prince Jing), the last ruling prince of the Southern L ...
* 429–431:
Queen Liang Queen Liang (; personal name unknown) was a queen of the Western Qin dynasty of China. Her husband was the final king, Qifu Mumo. Very little is known about Queen Liang. Qifu Mumo created her queen in 429, after he had succeeded his father Qifu C ...


Former Yan

* 337–348: Princess Duan * 348?–360: Empress Kezuhun * 369–370: Empress Kezuhun


Later Yan

* 388–396:
Duan Yuanfei Duan Yuanfei (段元妃) (died 396), formally Empress Cheng'ai (成哀皇后, literally "the successful and lamentable empress"), was an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese Later Yan dynasty. Her husband was the state's founding emperor, Murong C ...
* 396–398: Empress Duan * 404–407: Fu Xunying * 407–409: Empress Li


Northern Yan

* 409–?:
Princess Sun Princess Sun (; personal name unknown) was a princess consort of the Chinese Northern Yan dynasty. Her husband was Feng Ba (Emperor Wencheng). When Feng Ba took the throne in 409 after the death of Gao Yun (Emperor Huiyi), he took the title "He ...
* 430–?:
Princess Murong Princess Murong (, personal name unknown) was a princess and queen consort of the Chinese state Northern Yan. Her husband was the last emperor, Feng Hong (Emperor Zhaocheng), of that dynasty. Presumably, she was from the Murong imperial clan ...


Southern Yan

* 398–405:
Duan Jifei Duan Jifei () was an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese Southern Yan, Southern Yan dynasty. Her husband was the founding emperor Murong De (Emperor Xianwu). Her given name is lost to history, but her courtesy name Jifei was recorded and used by his ...
* 408–410: Empress Huyan


Xia

* 407–425: Empress Kezuhun * 425–427: Helian Chang's empress


Northern and Southern dynasties


Liu Song

* 422–424:
Empress Sima Maoying Sima Maoying () (393? or 403/4?Zhang Senkai is of the opinion that Sima Maoying's true birth year is around this period as this would make her 36-37 years old (by East Asian reckoning) at the time of her death. In addition, one possible reason why ...
* 424–440: Empress Yuan Qigui * 453:
Empress Yin Yuying Empress Yin (died 27 May 453) was briefly an empress of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty. Her husband was Liu Shao, the crown prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The f ...
* 453–464: Empress Wang Xianyuan * 465: Empress Lu * 465–472:
Empress Wang Zhenfeng Wang Zhenfeng (王貞風) (436 – 12 November 479), formally Empress Gong (恭皇后, literally "the respectful empress"), was an empress of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Ming of Song (Liu Yu). She served as regent durin ...
* 472–477:
Empress Jiang Jiang Jiangui (江簡珪) was an empress of the Chinese Liu Song dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Houfei of Liu Song (Liu Yu). Very little is known about her. Jiang Jiangui came from a noble lineage, as her grandfather Jiang Zhiyuan (江智淵) ...
* 478–479: Empress Xie Fanjing


Southern Qi

* 493–494:
He Jingying He Jingying (何婧英) was an empress of the Chinese Southern Qi dynasty. Her husband was Xiao Zhaoye, who is commonly known by his posthumously demoted title of Prince of Yulin.Women Shall Not Rule: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from H ...
* 494:
Wang Shaoming Wang Shaoming (王韶明) was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi. Her husband was Xiao Zhaowen, known by his post-removal title of Prince of Hailing. Wang Shaoming was the daughter of the official Wang Ci (王慈), who came from a nob ...
* 498–501:
Chu Lingqu Chu Lingqu (褚令璩) was an empress of the Chinese Southern Qi dynasty. Her husband was Xiao Baojuan. Chu Lingqu came from an aristocratic family, as the daughter of the official Chu Cheng (褚澄), a younger brother of Chu Yuan, who served as a ...
* 501–502:
Wang Shunhua Wang Shunhua (王蕣華) was an empress of the Chinese Southern Qi dynasty. Her husband was the final emperor of the dynasty, Emperor He. Wang Shunhua's grandfather Wang Jian was an early Southern Qi prime minister, and her clan was one of th ...


Northern Wei

* 400–409:
Empress Murong Empress Murong (慕容皇后, personal name unknown), formally Empress Daowu (道武皇后), was an empress of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China. Her husband was the founding emperor Emperor Daowu (Tuoba Gui). She was the youngest d ...
* 432–452: Empress Helian * 456–465: Empress Feng * 493–497: Empress Feng Qing * 497–499: Empress Feng Run * 501–507: Empress Yu * 508–515: Empress Gao * 5??–528: Empress Hu * 528–530: Empress Erzhu Ying'e * 530–531: Empress Erzhu * 532: Empress Erzhu * 533–534: Empress Gao


Western Wei

* 535–538:
Empress Yifu Empress Yifu (乙弗皇后, personal name unknown) (510–540), formally Empress Wen (文皇后, literally "the civil empress"), was an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese Western Wei dynasty—a branch successor state of Northern Wei. Her husban ...
* 538–540:
Empress Yujiulü Empress Yujiulü (郁久閭皇后, personal name unknown) (525–540), formally Empress Dao (悼皇后, literally "the untimely-dead empress"), was an empress of the Xianbei The Xianbei (; ) were a Proto-Mongolic ancient nomadic people that ...
* 553–554: Empress Yuwen * 554–556:
Empress Ruogan Empress Ruogan (若干皇后, personal name unknown) was an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese Western Wei dynasty — a branch successor state of Northern Wei. Her husband was Emperor Gong (Yuan Kuo/Tuoba Kuo), the final emperor of the state. She ...


Eastern Wei

* 539–550: Empress Gao


Northern Qi

* 550–559:
Empress Li Zu'e Empress Li Zu'e () was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Northern Qi, known at times semi-formally as Empress Zhaoxin () (due to her residence being Zhaoxin Palace). Her husband was Emperor Wenxuan (Gao Yang), the first emperor of Northern Qi. L ...
* 560–561: Empress Yuan * 561–565: Empress Hu * 565–572:
Empress Hulü Empress Hulü (; personal name unknown) was an empress of the Northern Qi dynasty of China. She was Gao Wei's first empress, and she was a daughter of the general Hulü Guang. Her family was one of the most prominent military families in Northern Q ...
* 572–573: Empress Hu * 572–577: Empress Mu


Liang dynasty

* 551: Empress Zhang * Empress Wang * 560–561: Empress Wang


Chen dynasty

* Zhang Yao'er * Shen Miaorong * Wang Shaoji *
Liu Jingyan Empress Liu (531 – 20 March 615), personal name Liu Jingyan (), was an empress of the Chinese Chen dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Xuan (Chen Xu). She briefly governed as regent during the illness of her son Chen Shubao in 582. Background ...
* Shen Wuhua


Northern Zhou

* 557–557: Empress Yuan Humo * 568–568: Empress Dugu * 568–578: Empress Ashina * 578–579: Yang Lihua * 579–580: Empress Sima Lingji


Sui dynasty

* 581–602: Dugu Qieluo, empress consort of Emperor Wen * 605–618: Empress Xiao, empress consort of
Emperor Yang Emperor Yang of Sui (隋煬帝, 569 – 11 April 618), personal name Yang Guang (), alternative name Ying (), Xianbei name Amo (), also known as Emperor Ming of Sui () during the brief reign of his grandson Yang Tong, was the second emperor of ...


Tang dynasty

* 626–636: Empress Zhangsun, empress consort of Emperor Taizong * 650–655: Empress Wang, first empress consort of Emperor Gaozong * 655–684:
Wu Zetian Wu Zetian (17 February 624 – 16 December 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the ''de facto'' ruler of the Tang dynasty from 665 to 705, ruling first through others and then (from 690) in her own right. From 665 to 690, she was first empres ...
, second empress consort of Emperor Gaozong, later also an empress regnant * 684–684: Empress Wei, empress consort of Emperor Zhongzong * 684–690: Empress Liu, empress consort of Emperor Ruizong * 705–710: Empress Wei (second time), empress consort of Emperor Zhongzong * 710–710: Empress Lu, empress consort of Emperor Shang * 712–724: Empress Wang, empress consort of Emperor Xuanzong * 758–762: Empress Zhang, empress consort of Emperor Suzong * 786–786: Empress Wang, empress consort of Emperor Dezong * 898–900: Empress He, empress consort of Emperor Zhaozong * 901–904: Empress He (second time), empress consort of Emperor Zhaozong ;Qin * Empress Ju ;Han (Dingyang) * Empress Ju ;Xia *
Empress Cao An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
;Yan * Empress Duan * Empress Xin ;Qi *
Empress Cao An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...


Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period


Qi

* 907–924: Empress Liu, empress consort of Li Maozhen


Former Shu

* 908–918: Empress Zhou, empress consort of Wang Jian * 918–921: Empress Gao, first empress consort of
Wang Zongyan Wang Yan (王衍) (899–926), né Wang Zongyan (王宗衍), courtesy name Huayuan (化源), also known as Houzhu (後主, "later Lord"), later posthumously created the Duke of Shunzheng (順正公) by Later Tang, was the second and final emperor o ...
* 921–926:
Empress Jin Feishan Jin Feishan (; died 926) was an empress of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu. She was the second wife of Former Shu's last emperor Wang Yan (né Wang Zongyan). Background It is not known when Jin Feishan was ...
, second empress consort of Wang Yan


Yan

* 911–913: Empress Li and Empress Zhu, empress consorts of Liu Shouguang


Later Liang

* 912–913: Empress Zhang, empress consort of Zhu Yougui


Southern Han

* 919–935: Empress Ma, empress consort of Liu Yan


Later Tang

* 924–926: Empress Liu, empress consort of Li Cunxu * 930–933:
Empress Cao An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
, empress consort of Li Siyuan * 934–934: Empress Kong, empress consort of Li Conghou * 934–936: Empress Liu, empress consort of Li Congke


Wu

* 933–937: Empress Wang, empress consort of
Yang Pu Yang Pu ( zh, 楊溥; 900 – January 21, 939), formally Emperor Rui of Wu (), was the last ruler of Wu, and the only one that claimed the title of emperor. During his reign, the state was in effective control of the regents Xu Wen and Xu Wen' ...


Min

* 935–935:
Empress Chen Jinfeng Empress Chen Jinfeng (陳金鳳) (893''Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms'' (十國春秋)vol. 94 – November 17, 935''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 279.Wang Yanjun Wang Yanjun () (died November 17, 935), known as Wang Lin (王鏻 or 王璘) from 933 to 935, formally Emperor Huizong of Min (), used the name of Xuanxi () while briefly being a Taoist monk, was the third ruler of the Chinese Five Dynasties and T ...
* 936–939:
Empress Li Chunyan Li Chunyan (; died August 29, 939?''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 282.Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter) was an empress of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Min. Her husband was Wang Jipeng (also known as Wang Ch ...
, empress consort of Wang Jipeng * 942–944: Empress Li, empress consort of Wang Yanxi


Southern Tang

* 937–943: Empress Song, empress consort of Li Bian * 943–961: Empress Zhong, empress consort of Li Jing * 961–965:
Queen Zhou the Elder Zhou Ehuang (周娥皇) ( 936 – 8 December 964), posthumously named QueenHer title ''guohou'' (國后; literally "kingdom's consort") is frequently translated in English-language literature as "empress". This translation does not differentiate ...
, first queen consort of Li Yu * 968–975: Queen Zhou the Younger, second queen consort of Li Yu


Later Jin

* 941–942: Empress Li, empress consort of
Shi Jingtang Shi Jingtang ( zh, 石敬瑭; 30 March 892 – 28 July 942''Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 283.), also known by his temple name Gaozu (), was the founding emperor of imperial China's short-lived Later Jin during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms pe ...
* 943–946: Empress Feng, empress consort of Shi Chonggui


Yin

* 943–?: Empress Zhang, empress consort of
Wang Yanzheng Wang Yanzheng () (died 951?), known as Tiande Emperor () after his era name of Tiande, formally Prince Gongyi of Fu (), also known during Min as the Prince of Fusha (), was the last ruler of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state ...


Later Han

* 947–948: Empress Li, empress consort of Liu Zhiyuan


Later Zhou

* 954–956: Empress Fu the Elder, first empress consort of
Chai Rong Chai Rong () (27 October 921 – 27 July 959), later known as Guo Rong (), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou, was the second emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty of China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ...
* 959–959: Empress Dowager Fu (Later Zhou), second empress consort of Chai Rong


Northern Han

* ?–968: Empress Guo, empress consort of Liu Jun * 968–?: Empress Ma, empress consort of
Liu Jiyuan Liu Jiyuan () (died in 992), also known by his regnal name Emperor Yingwu of (Northern) Han ((北)漢英武帝), was the last ruler of the Shatuo-led Chinese Northern Han dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He was the gra ...


Song dynasty

* 960–963: Empress Wang, first empress consort of Emperor Taizu * 968–976: Empress Song, second empress consort of Emperor Taizu * 984–997: Empress Li, empress consort of Emperor Taizong * 997–1007: Empress Guo, first empress consort of Emperor Zhenzong * 1012–1022: Empress Liu, second empress consort of Emperor Zhenzong and Senior regent
Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
* 1024–1033: Empress Guo, first empress consort of Emperor Renzong * 1034–1063:
Empress Cao An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
, second empress consort of Emperor Renzong * 1065–1067: Empress Gao, empress consort of Emperor Yingzong * 1068–1085:
Empress Xiang Empress Xiang (欽聖皇后; 1047–1102) was a Chinese Empress consort of the Song Dynasty, married to Emperor Shenzong of Song. She acted as co-regent of China during the reign of her adopted son, Emperor Huizong of Song, in 1100. Life Empress c ...
, empress consort of Emperor Shenzong * 1092–1096:
Empress Meng Empress Meng (Chinese: 昭慈圣献皇后; 1073 – 1131) was a daughter of Meng Yuen and the Chinese Empress consort of the Song dynasty, married to Emperor Zhezong of Song. She served as a regent of China in 1127, and during the minority of Emp ...
, first empress consort of Emperor Zhezong * 1099–1100: Empress Liu, second empress consort of Emperor Zhezong * 1100–1108: Empress Wang, first empress consort of Emperor Huizong * 1111–1126: Empress Zheng, second empress consort of Emperor Huizong * 1126–1127: Empress Zhu, empress consort of
Emperor Qinzong Emperor Qinzong of Song (23 May 1100 – 14 June 1161), personal name Zhao Huan, was the ninth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty. Emperor Qinzong was the eldest son and heir apparent of Empe ...
* 1127–1139:
Empress Xing Empress Xing (1106 – 1139), personal name Xing Shi was a Chinese Empress of the Song Dynasty, married to Emperor Gaozong of Song. Xing was from Bianjing, and was selected to be the primary consort of Gaozong, then a Prince. Their marriage was ...
, first empress consort of Emperor Gaozong * 1143–1162:
Empress Wu The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often voc ...
, second empress consort of Emperor Gaozong * 1162–1167: Empress Xia, first empress consort of
Emperor Xiaozong Emperor Xiaozong of Song (27 November 1127 – 28 June 1194), personal name Zhao Shen, courtesy name Yuanyong, was the 11th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the second emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He started his reign in 1 ...
* 1167–1189: Empress Xie, second empress consort of Emperor Xiaozong * 1189–1194:
Empress Li Fengniang Li Fengniang (1144 – 16 July 1200) was a Chinese empress consort of the Song Dynasty, married to Emperor Guangzong of Song. She is known as the ''de facto'' ruler of the Song dynasty Empire during the reign of her spouse. Life Empress Li was b ...
, empress consort of
Emperor Guangzong Emperor Guangzong of Song (30 September 1147 – 17 September 1200), personal name Zhao Dun, was the 12th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the third emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He was the third son of his predecessor, Emper ...
* 1194–1200:
Empress Han Empress Han (1165 – 14 December 1200) was the Empress of Emperor Ningzong during the Song Dynasty. Biography Han was born in modern-day Henan, the descendant of a prominent Northern Song official. She became a concubine of Ningzong along with ...
, first empress consort of Emperor Ningzong * 1200–1224: Empress Yang, second empress consort of Emperor Ningzong * 1227–1264: Empress Xie Daoqing, empress consort of Emperor Lizong * 1267–1274: Empress Quan, empress consort of Emperor Duzong


Yuan dynasty

* 1260–1281: Chabi, first empress consort of Emperor Shizu * 1283–1294:
Nambui Empress Nambui (,; , fl. 1294) was a Khongirad empress consort of the Yuan dynasty. She was married to Kublai Khan after the death of his first wife Chabi. Biography Her birthdate is unknown. She was daughter of Nachen Küregen from Khongirad, ...
, second empress consort of Emperor Shizu * 1295–1307: Bulugan, empress consort of Emperor Chengzong * 1310–1311:
Zhenge Empress Zhenge (, , died 1327) was an Empress consort of the Yuan dynasty, married to Külüg Khan (Emperor Wuzong). She was daughter of Bengbula and granddaughter of Tuolian, both notable commanders from Khongirad tribe. Her aunt Tegülün Khat ...
, empress consort of Emperor Wuzong * 1313–1320:
Radnashiri Empress Radnashiri or Aradnashiri (; Mongolian: Раднашири хатан) (died 1322) was an Empress consort of the Yuan dynasty, married to Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (Emperor Renzong). Life She was from the Khongirad tribe. It is not known ...
, empress consort of Emperor Renzong * 1321–1323:
Sugabala Empress Sugabala or Sügebala (, , died 1327) was an Empress consort of the Yuan dynasty, married to Gegeen Khan (Emperor Yingzong). Life She was born to Ashi Küregen from Ikires clan of Khongirad tribe and Princess Ilig Qaya, daughter of Tem ...
, empress consort of Emperor Yingzong * 1324–1328:
Babukhan Khatun Babukhan ( fl. 1328) (Chinese: 八不罕; Mongolian: Бабухан) was the wife of Taiding Emperor of the Yuan dynasty. She served as regent in 1328. Life Babukhan's father was either Woliuchar or Maizhuhan, both grandsons of Anchen. She ...
, empress consort of Emperor Taiding * 1328–1329:
Budashiri Budashiri or Buddhashiri (Mongolian alphabet, Mongolian: ᠪᠦᠳᠬᠠᠱᠢᠷᠢ, , Sinicized as ''Putashali'', ) (born c. 1307 – died c. 1340) was Empress of China and Khatun of Mongols as the wife of Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür. She act ...
, empress consort of Emperor Wenzong * 1329–1329:
Babusha Babusha (, died 1330) was a Naiman empress consort of the Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the ...
, empress consort of Emperor Mingzong * 1329–1332: Budashiri (second time), empress consort of Emperor Wenzong * 1332–1332:
Daliyetemishi Daliyetemishi (; died 1368) was an empress consort of the Yuan dynasty of China, married to Rinchinbal Khan Rinchinbal Khan ( Mongolian: Ринчинбал , bo, རིན་ཆེན་དཔལ།; Emperor Ningzong of Yuan, ; May 1, 1326 ...
, empress consort of Emperor Ningzong * 1333–1335:
Danashri Empress Danashiri (died 1335) was an Empress consort of the Yuan dynasty, married to Toghon Temür. She was the daughter of El Temür El Temür (; Mongolian:; died 1333) was an ethnic Kipchak official of the Yuan dynasty. He was behind the coup ...
, first empress consort of Emperor Huizong * 1337–1365:
Bayan Khutugh Bayan Khutugh (1324–1365), also Bayan Qudu (; Pai-yen Hu-tu), was an empress consort of the Yuan dynasty as the second wife of Toghon Temür (Emperor Huizong). Her father was Bolod Temür. According to the ''History of Yuan'', Bayan Qudu was kno ...
, second empress consort of Emperor Huizong * 1340–1370:
Empress Gi Empress Gi or Empress Ki (Hangul: 기황후, Hanja: 奇皇后; 1315–1370(?)), also known as Empress Qi () or Öljei Khutuk (Mongolian language, Mongolian: Өлзийхутаг; ), was one of the Khatun, primary empresses of Toghon Temür (Empero ...
, third empress consort of Emperor Huizong


Ming dynasty

* 1368–1382: Empress Ma, empress consort of the
Hongwu Emperor The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328 – 24 June 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang (), courtesy name Guorui (), was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1368 to 1398. As famine, plagues and peasant revolts in ...
* 1399–1402: Empress Ma, empress consort of the Jianwen Emperor * 1402–1407: Empress Xu, empress consort of the
Yongle Emperor The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dyn ...
* 1424–1425: Empress Zhang, empress consort of the Hongxi Emperor * 1425–1428:
Empress Hu Shanxiang Empress Hu (; 20 May 1402 – 5 December 1443), personal name Hu Shanxiang, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the Xuande Emperor. She was posthumously honoured with the title Empress Gongrangzhang. Early life Empress ...
, first empress consort of the Xuande Emperor * 1428–1435:
Empress Sun Empress Xiaogongzhang (孝恭章皇后; 1399 – 26 September 1462), of the Sun clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the fifth Ming emperor, the Xuande Emperor. She was mother of Zhu Qizhen, Emperor Yingzong. Ear ...
, second empress consort of the Xuande Emperor * 1442–1449:
Empress Qian Empress Qian (; 1426 – 15 July 1468) was a Chinese empress consort during the Ming dynasty, married to the Zhengtong Emperor. She was addressed posthumously as Empress Xiaozhuangrui () Early life There is no record of Empress Qian's birth name, ...
, empress consort of the
Zhengtong Emperor Emperor Yingzong of Ming (; 29 November 1427 – 23 February 1464), personal name Zhu Qizhen (), was the sixth and eighth Emperor of the Ming dynasty. He ascended the throne as the Zhengtong Emperor () in 1435, but was forced to abdicate in 1 ...
* 1449–1452: Empress Wang, first empress consort of the
Jingtai Emperor The Jingtai Emperor (21 September 1428 – 14 March 1457), born Zhu Qiyu, was the seventh Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1449 to 1457. The second son of the Xuande Emperor, he was selected in 1449 to succeed his elder brother Emper ...
* 1452–1456:
Empress Hang Empress Hang (肅孝皇后; d. 1456) was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the Jingtai Emperor. Hang was originally a concubine of Jingtai. When the elder brother of Jingtai was taken prisoner by the Mongols in 1449, Hang ...
, second empress consort of the Jingtai Emperor * 1457–1464: Empress Qian (second time), empress consort of the Tianshun Emperor (former Zhengtong Emperor) * 1464–1464:
Empress Wu The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often voc ...
, first empress consort of the
Chenghua Emperor The Chenghua Emperor (; 9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), personal name Zhu Jianshen, was the ninth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1464 to 1487. His era name " Chenghua" means "accomplished change". Childhood Zhu Jianshen wa ...
* 1464–1487: Empress Wang, second empress consort of the Chenghua Emperor * 1487–1505: Empress Zhang, empress consort of the
Hongzhi Emperor The Hongzhi Emperor () (30 July 1470 – 9 June 1505) was the tenth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1487 to 1505. Born Zhu Youcheng, he was the eldest surviving son of the Chenghua Emperor and his reign as emperor of China is called t ...
* 1506–1521: Empress Xia, empress consort of the
Zhengde Emperor The Zhengde Emperor (; 26 October 149120 April 1521) was the 11th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1505 to 1521. Born Zhu Houzhao, he was the Hongzhi Emperor's eldest son. Zhu Houzhao took the throne at only 14 with the era name Zhen ...
* 1522–1528: Empress Chen, first empress consort of the Jiajing Emperor * 1528–1534: Empress Zhang, second empress consort of the Jiajing Emperor * 1534–1547:
Empress Fang Empress Xiaolie (1516–1547), of the Fang clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, third empress to the Jiajing Emperor. Early life Fang originated from the area of Nanjing. She was selected for palace service in 1531, and chos ...
, third empress consort of the Jiajing Emperor * 1566–1572: Empress Chen, empress consort of the Longqing Emperor * 1578–1620:
Empress Wang Xijie Empress Xiaoduanxian (; 7 November 1564 – 7 May 1620), personal name Wang Xijie (), was empress consort of the Wanli Emperor. She was the longest serving empress consort in Chinese history. Early life Wang was born in Beijing to Wang Wei ( ...
, empress consort of the Wanli Emperor * 1621–1627: Empress Zhang, empress consort of the Tianqi Emperor * 1628–1644: Empress Zhou, empress consort of the
Chongzhen Emperor The Chongzhen Emperor (; 6 February 1611 – 25 April 1644), personal name Zhu Youjian (), courtesy name Deyue (),Wang Yuan (王源),''Ju ye tang wen ji'' (《居業堂文集》), vol. 19. "聞之張景蔚親見烈皇帝神主題御諱字德 ...


Southern Ming

* 1645–1646:
Empress Zeng Empress Xiaoyixiang (; died 1646), of the Zeng clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Southern Ming dynasty, empress to the Longwu Emperor Zhu Yujian (; 1602 – 6 October 1646), nickname Changshou (長壽), originally the Prince of Ta ...
, empress consort of the Longwu Emperor * 1646–1662: Empress Wang, empress consort of the Yongli Emperor


Qing dynasty


Manchukuo


Empresses dowager

The title of Empress dowager (, ''húangtàihòu'') was automatically given to a former Empress consort and widow of an Emperor. The title, Empress dowager, could be granted a widow of an Emperor even when she had not been the Empress consort during the reign of her spouse. Therefore, a separate list is given of the Empresses dowager, which, in some cases, equals the list of Empresses consort, and in other cases, not.


Han dynasty

*
Empress Dowager Lü An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother ( ...
*
Empress Dowager Bo Empress Dowager Bo (薄太后) was an imperial concubine of Emperor Gaozu of Han (Liu Bang). She was also known as Consort Bo (薄姬) during the life of the Emperor, and more formally as either Empress Dowager Xiaowen (孝文太后) or (rarer) E ...
* Empress Dowager Dou * Empress Dowager Wang * Empress Dowager Shangguan * Empress Dowager Wang * Empress Dowager Wang * Empress Dowager Zhao * Grand Empress Dowager Fu *
Empress Dowager Ding Empress Dowager Ding (丁太后, personal name unknown) (died 402), formally Empress Xianyou (獻幽皇后, literally "the wise and lonely empress") was an empress dowager of the Xianbei-ruled Later Yan dynasty of China. She was a concubine of Mu ...
* Empress Dowager Wang * Empress Dowager Yin * Empress Dowager Ma * Empress Dowager Dou * Empress Dowager Deng * Empress Dowager Yan * Empress Dowager Liang * Empress Dowager Dou * Empress Dowager He


Northern Dynasties


Northern Wei

*
Princess Dowager Helan Princess Dowager Helan (賀蘭太后, personal name unknown) (351–396), formally Empress Xianming (獻明皇后, literally "the wise and understanding empress), was, according to official history of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty, t ...
* Empress Dowager Helian *
Nurse empress dowager Nurse empress dowager () was an honorific title given to emperors' wet nurses of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. The existence of the title owed itself to a peculiar institution of Northern Wei—that when a son of the emperor were ...
*
Empress Dowager Feng Empress (Dowager) Feng (馮皇(太)后) (442 – 17 October 490), formally Empress (Dowager) Wenming (文明皇后, literally "the civil and understanding empress") was an empress of the Xianbei-led Northern Wei dynasty of China. Her husband was E ...
( Empress Dowager Wenming) * Empress Dowager Gao * Empress Dowager Hu


Tang dynasty

* 683–690: Empress Dowager Wu * 710: Empress Dowager Wei * 805–816: Empress Dowager Wang * 820–848: Empress Dowager Guo * 824–845: Empress Dowager Wang * 826–847: Empress Dowager Xiao * 846–865:
Empress Dowager Zheng Empress Dowager Zheng (鄭太后, personal name unknown) (died December 26, 865), formally Empress Xiaoming (孝明皇后, "the filial and understanding empress"), was an empress dowager of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. She was a concubine to ...
* 904–906: Empress Dowager He


Song dynasty

*
Empress Dowager Du Empress Dowager Du (杜太后, given name unknown, 902 – 17 July 961) was an empress dowager of imperial China's Song Dynasty. She was the wife of general Zhao Hongyin and the mother of Emperor Taizu of Song, who founded the Song Dynasty ...
* Empress Dowager Li * Empress Dowager Liu * Empress Dowager Yang * Empress Dowager Cao * Empress Dowager Gao * Empress Dowager Xiang * Empress Dowager Meng * Empress Dowager Liu * Empress Dowager Wei * Empress Dowager Wu * Empress Dowager Xie * Empress Dowager Li * Empress Dowager Yang * Empress Dowager Xie * Empress Dowager Quan * Empress Dowager Yang


Yuan dynasty

* Empress Dowager Khongirad * Empress Dowager Naimans * Empress Dowager Oirats * Empress Dowager Khongirad * Empress Dowager Khongirad * Empress Dowager Khongirad * Empress Dowager Khongirad * Empress Dowager Khongirad


Ming dynasty

*Empress Dowager Lü * Empress Dowager Zhang * Empress Dowager Hu * Empress Dowager Sun * Empress Dowager Wu * Empress Dowager Qian * Empress Dowager Zhou * Empress Dowager Wang * Empress Dowager Zhang * Empress Dowager Shao * Empress Dowager Jiang * Empress Dowager Chen * Empress Dowager Li *Empress Dowager Zou *Empress Dowager Ma *Empress Dowager Wang


Qing dynasty

* 1643–1649:
Empress Xiaoduanwen Jerjer (; translated as "lady"/"beauty"; 31 May 1599 – 28 May 1649), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the consort of Hong Taiji. She was seven years his junior. Jerjer was Empress consort of Qing from 1636 until her husband's death in ...
* 1643–1688: Empress Dowager Zhaosheng * 1661–1663:
Empress Dowager Cihe Empress Xiaokangzhang (1640 – 20 March 1663), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Tunggiya clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the consort of Fulin, the Shunzhi Emperor, and mother of Xuanye, the Kangxi Emperor. She was honoured as Emp ...
* 1661–1718:
Empress Dowager Renxian Empress Xiaohuizhang (5 November 1641 – 7 January 1718), of the Khorchin Mongol Borjigit clan, was the wife and second empress consort of Fulin, the Shunzhi Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 1654 until her husband's death in 1661 ...
* 1722–1723:
Empress Dowager Renshou Empress Xiaogongren (28 April 1660 – 25 June 1723), of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Uya clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the consort of Xuanye, the Kangxi Emperor and mother of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor. She was honoured as Emp ...
* 1735–1777: Empress Dowager Chongqing * 1820–1850:
Empress Dowager Gongci Empress Xiaoherui (20 November 1776 – 23 January 1850), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second empress consort of Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qi ...
* 1855: Empress Dowager Kangci * 1861–1881:
Empress Dowager Ci'an Empress Xiaozhenxian (12 August 1837 – 8 April 1881), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and empress consort of Yizhu, the Xianfeng Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 1 ...
* 1861–1908: Empress Dowager Cixi * 1908–1913:
Empress Dowager Longyu Jingfen (; 28 January 1868 – 22 February 1913), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Yehe Nara clan, was the wife and empress consort of Zaitian, the Guangxu Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 1889 until her husband's death in 19 ...


Grand empresses dowager


Empresses whose titles were granted posthumously


Sui dynasty

* 581: Empress Lü Gutao, mother of
Emperor Wen of Sui The Emperor Wen of Sui (; 21 July 541 – 13 August 604), personal name Yang Jian (), Xianbei name Puliuru Jian (), alias Narayana () deriving from Buddhist terms, was the founder and the first emperor of the Chinese Sui dynasty. The ''Book of ...


Tang dynasty

* 618: Empress Dugu ( Empress Yuanzhen, mother of
Emperor Gaozu of Tang Emperor Gaozu of Tang (7 April 566 – 25 June 635, born Li Yuan, courtesy name Shude) was the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 618 to 626. Under the Sui dynasty, Li Yuan was the governor in the area of modern-day ...
) * 618: Duchess Dou (
Empress Taimu Empress Taimu (太穆皇后; 569?-613?) was posthumously honored the first Empress of the Tang Dynasty. She was known as Duchess Dou or Lady Dou throughout her lifetime, and was the wife of Emperor Gaozu and mother of Emperor Taizong. Backgroun ...
), wife of Li Yuan,
Emperor Gaozu of Tang Emperor Gaozu of Tang (7 April 566 – 25 June 635, born Li Yuan, courtesy name Shude) was the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 618 to 626. Under the Sui dynasty, Li Yuan was the governor in the area of modern-day ...
before Li Yuan's ascension


Song dynasty

* 961:
Empress Dowager Du Empress Dowager Du (杜太后, given name unknown, 902 – 17 July 961) was an empress dowager of imperial China's Song Dynasty. She was the wife of general Zhao Hongyin and the mother of Emperor Taizu of Song, who founded the Song Dynasty ...
, mother of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong * 960: Empress He, married to Emperor Taizu * 976: Empress Yin, married to Emperor Taizong * 976: Empress Fu, married to Emperor Taizong * 997: Empress Li, mother of Emperor Zhenzong * 997:
Princess Pan Princess Pan (潘王妃) (968–989) was the first wife of the future Emperor Zhenzong of Song in imperial China's Song Dynasty. They married in 984 when he was still the Prince of Han (韓王), and she was given the title "Lady of Ju" (莒国 ...
, married to Emperor Zhenzong * 1033: Consort Li, mother of Emperor Renzong * 1036: Empress Yang, married to Emperor Zhenzong * 1054: Empress Zhang, married to Emperor Renzong * 1101: Empress Chen, mother of Emperor Huizong * 1102: Empress Zhu, mother of Emperor Zhezong * 1113: Empress Mingda, married to Emperor Huizong * 1121: Empress Mingzhe, married to Emperor Huizong * 1159: Empress Xianren, mother of Emperor Gaozong * 1162: Empress Chengmu, married to
Emperor Xiaozong Emperor Xiaozong of Song (27 November 1127 – 28 June 1194), personal name Zhao Shen, courtesy name Yuanyong, was the 11th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the second emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He started his reign in 1 ...


Yuan dynasty

* 1336: Mailaiti, mother of Emperor Huizong


Ming dynasty and Southern Ming dynasty

* 1504: Empress Xiaosu, mother of the
Chenghua Emperor The Chenghua Emperor (; 9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), personal name Zhu Jianshen, was the ninth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1464 to 1487. His era name " Chenghua" means "accomplished change". Childhood Zhu Jianshen wa ...
* 1566: Empress Xiaoke, mother of the Longqing Emperor * 1566: Empress Xiaoyizhuan, married to the Longqing Emperor * 1614: Empress Xiaoding, mother of the Wanli Emperor * 1620: Empress Xiaojing, mother of the Taichang Emperor * 1644: Empress Xiaozhejian * 1644: Empress Xiaoyi * 1644: Empress Xiaoxu


Qing dynasty

* 1626:
Empress Xiaoliewu Empress Xiaoliewu (1590 – 1 October 1626), of the Manchu Plain White Banner Ula Nara clan, personal name Abahai, was a consort of Nurhaci. She was 31 years his junior. Abahai was erroneously identified with Hong Taiji, Nurhaci's eighth son ...
, married to Nurhaci * 1636: Empress Xiaocigao, mother of
Hong Taiji Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin ...
* 1660:
Consort Donggo Consort Donggo (1639 – 23 September 1660), of the Manchu Plain White Banner Donggo clan, was a consort of the Shunzhi Emperor. She was one year his junior. Life Family background Consort Donggo's personal name was not recorded in history. Her ...
, married to the
Shunzhi Emperor The Shunzhi Emperor (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661) was the second Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty of China, and the first Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1644 to 1661. A Deliberative Council of Prince ...
* 1663: Empress Xiaokangzhang, mother of the Kangxi Emperor * 1723: Empress Xiaogongren, mother of the Yongzheng Emperor * 1777: Empress Xiaoshengxian, mother of the Qianlong Emperor * 1796: Empress Xiaoyichun, mother of the Jiaqing Emperor * 1820: Empress Xiaomucheng, married to the Daoguang Emperor * 1850: Empress Xiaodexian, married to the Xianfeng Emperor * 1855: Empress Xiaojingcheng, married to the Daoguang Emperor


See also

* Chinese nobility * Ranks of imperial consorts in China * Imperial consorts of Tang China * Grand empress dowager * Empress dowager *
Nurse empress dowager Nurse empress dowager () was an honorific title given to emperors' wet nurses of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. The existence of the title owed itself to a peculiar institution of Northern Wei—that when a son of the emperor were ...
* Consort clan * List of Chinese monarchs


References

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