Empress Mother Thượng Dương ( vi-hantu, 上楊皇后, ? - died 1073) was a regent of the Lý dynasty during the minority of her stepson in 1072–1073.

Biography

Thượng Dương was the empress of

Lý Thánh Tông Lý Thánh Tông (30 March 1023 – 1 February 1072), personal name Lý Nhật Tôn , temple name Thánh Tông, was the third emperor of the Lý dynasty and the 8th ruler of the Vietnamese kingdom Đại Việt. In his reign, Lý Thánh Tôn ...

. Her family name was Dương (楊). When emperor

died in 1072 she and thái sư (chancellor)

Lý Đạo Thành Lý Đạo Thành (, ? – 1081), courtesy name Bá Định (伯定), was a member of the royal family and the chancellor in the royal court of Lý dynasty. Highly appreciated for his ability and righteousness, Lý Đạo Thành had a major role i ...

were appointed regents for 7-year-old son Lý Nhân Tông, the son born to Lý Thánh Tông by his concubine, the second queen

Ỷ Lan Ỷ Lan ( Hán tự: 倚蘭, literally ''leaning on the orchid'', ?–1117) or Empress Mother Linh Nhân ( Vietnamese: ''Linh Nhân thái hậu'', Hán tự: 靈仁太后) was a Vietnamese regent, the imperial concubine of Lý Thánh T� ...

. Ỷ Lan arranged the death of Thượng Dương and her servants the following year and Lý Đạo Thành was temporarily banished to the provinces.

References

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