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empress liang lanbi
China

Empress Liang Lanbi – The last Empress of the Western Jin Dynasty who died a hostage under Emperor Liu Yao of the Han-Zhou Dynasty

Monday, 24 November 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Liang Lanbi was the last empress of the Western Jin Dynasty. She was the empress consort of Emperor Huai of the Western Jin Dynasty. Empress Liang Lanbi did not have any children. Later, she became a captive of Emperor Liu Yao of the Han-Zhao Dynasty.[1] Therefore, her life ended in tragedy. The birthdate of Empress [read more]

empress dowager wang zianyuan
China

Empress Dowager Wang Xianyuan – The Empress Dowager of the Liu-Song Dynasty whose son did not visit her because he was afraid of ghosts

Saturday, 22 November 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Dowager Wang Xianyuan was the empress consort to Emperor Xiaowu of the Liu-Song Dynasty. She was also the mother of Emperor Qianfei of the Liu-Song Dynasty. Emperor Qianfei was very disobedient to his mother.[1] When Empress Dowager Wang Xianyuan became gravely ill, Emperor Qianfei refused to visit her because there were ghosts in her [read more]

Empress Pan
China

Empress Pan – The slave whose divine beauty made her empress of the Eastern Wu Dynasty and who was strangled by her own maids

Monday, 10 November 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Pan was the empress consort to Emperor Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu dynasty. She was once a slave but had risen to empress.[1] She was famous for her beauty and was often referred to as a “goddess.”[2] However, Empress Pan was also known for her jealousy and cruelty.[3] It was because of her cruelty [read more]