Liu Chong's empress (name unknown) was the wife of
Liu Chong (Liu Min, Emperor Shizu), the first emperor of
Northern Han
The Northern Han () was a dynastic state of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was founded by Liu Min (), formerly known as Liu Chong (), and lasted from 951 to 979.
Founding of the Northern Han
The short-lived state of Later Ha ...
, which considered itself the legitimate successor state to
Later Han Later Han (後漢) may refer to two dynastic states in imperial China:
*Eastern Han (25–220), the second period of the Han dynasty, also called Later Han
* Later Han (947–951), a dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
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, of the
Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.
Very little is known about her based on historical sources — not even her name. All that is known is of her existence and the fact that she was created empress by
Emperor Shizong of Liao, to whom Liu Chong was a vassal, in 951, shortly after Liu Chong claimed imperial title.
['' Zizhi Tongjian'', vol. 290.] Liu Yun eldest son of Liu Chong was born of her, as it is known that Liu Jiwen (劉繼文) son of Liu Yun was her grandson.
['' Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms'', vol. 106.] It is not known when she died.
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