Empress Zhenge (, , died 1327) was an 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 Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth ...
, married to
Külüg Khan
Külüg Khan ( Mongolian: Хүлэг; Mongolian script: ; ), born Khayishan (Mongolian: Хайсан ; , mn, Хайсан, meaning "wall"), also known by the temple name Wuzong (Emperor Wuzong of Yuan; ) (August 4, 1281 – January 27, 1311), P ...
(Emperor Wuzong).
She was daughter of Bengbula and granddaughter of Tuolian, both notable commanders from
Khongirad
The Khongirad ( Mongolian: ᠬᠣᠩᠭᠢᠷᠠᠳ; Хонгирад; Khonghirad; ), also known as Qongirat (Qoŋğırat/Қоңғырат), was one of the major divisions of the Mongol tribes. Variations on the name include Onggirat, Ongirat, Q ...
tribe. Her aunt Tegülün Khatun was married to
Kublai
Kublai ; Mongolian script: ; (23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizu of Yuan and his regnal name Setsen Khan, was the founder of the Yuan dynasty of China and the fifth khagan-emperor of the ...
. She had a brother called Maizhuhan.
She was created empress by Külüg in 1310. She had no children and left the palace in 1313 to become a
bhikkuni.
She died in November 1327 and was interred together with her late husband. She was posthumously given name Empress Xuān Cí Huì Shèng () by
Yesün Temür.
References
Sources
*
1327 deaths
Year of birth missing
14th-century Mongolian women
Yuan dynasty empresses
14th-century Chinese women
14th-century Chinese people
14th-century Buddhist nuns
{{Mongolia-bio-stub