Empress Dowager Xiaochong was the mother of Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her husband was the posthumous Emperor Xiaochong.[1] She was not an empress in her lifetime but was made an empress dowager after her death.[2] Empress Dowager Xiaochong received many honours and privileges.[3] She was even granted her own fiefdom, which was [read more]
Princess Tang Ji was Emperor Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty’s favourite imperial concubine.[1] When he was forced to commit suicide by poison, he ordered her to never remarry.[2] Princess Tang Ji had various marriage proposals, including the famous General, Li Jie.[3] However, she refused to marry them.[4] Emperor Xian of the Eastern Dynasty greatly admired Princess Tang Ji’s [read more]
Imperial Consort Tangshan was an Imperial Consort of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty. She was one of the few women writers who had come from the Han imperial family.[1] She had composed a song called “Sacrificial Ode: Inside the Chamber.”[2] The song would be used throughout the Han Dynasty as an ancestral worship song [read more]
Queen Trung Trac and Queen Trung Nhi are national heroines of Vietnam.[1] They led a massive rebellion against Han Chinese rule and were made queens. Even though they were ultimately defeated, they became symbols of Vietnam’s resistance against foreign invasion.[2] Queen Trung Trac and Queen Trung Nhi have been honoured in a temple and at an [read more]
Imperial Consort Shen was Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty’s favourite Imperial Consort.[1] Emperor Wen loved Imperial Consort Shen very deeply.[2] She was of “significant status.”[3] She even shared the same privileges as Empress Dou Yifang.[4] Imperial Consort Shen was highly intelligent and frugal.[5] Very little is recorded of Imperial Consort Shen in historical sources.[6] In circa [read more]
Imperial Consort Qi was Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty’s favourite Imperial Consort. Her son, Prince Liu Ruyi, almost became Emperor of China. However, she is most famous for her gruesome and tragic death at the hands of Empress Dowager Lu Zhi.[1] Modern historians are beginning to doubt the accuracy of historical sources regarding [read more]
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