China has periodically been divided into kingdoms as well as united under empires, resulting in consorts titled both queen and empress. The empress title could also be given posthumously. …

Empress Dowager Cixi (Mandarin pronunciation: [tsʰɹ̩̌.ɕì]; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively but periodically …

Empress Wu is considered one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history due to her strong leadership and effective governance, which made China one of the world's most powerful …

The emperor and imperial princes had multiple consorts simultaneously, but there could be only one empress at a time: the emperor’s primary wife. Every three years the Qing court required …

1. Empress Lv Zhi 吕雉 (241 BC – 180 BC) Lv Zhi or Empress Lv, was the empress of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, who established the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD). Lv Zhi was widely …

2023年11月3日 · Lü Zhi, Empress Consort of Han Dynasty founder Liu Bang, is one of the most vicious Chinese empresses to have ever reigned. 1. Empress Lü Zhi (吕雉), 241–180 BC. Lü …

Empress 可以指 emperor 的妻子和母亲，也可以指整个帝国的女性统治者，即“女皇”；queen 也一样，既可以指 king 的妻子和母亲，也可以指整个王国的女性统治者，即“女王”。

Empress (in Chinese Huang Hou) was the wife of the emperor and the mother of all the emperor's kids, including those whom imperial concubines gave birth. The empress would have a grand …

2016年3月17日 · Empress Wu Zetian (Empress Consort Wu, Wu Hou, Wu Mei Niang, Mei-Niang, and Wu Zhao, l. 624-705 CE, r. 690-704 CE) was the only female emperor of Imperial China. …

2021年2月3日 · Empress Wu, who was also known as Wu Zetian or Wu Zhao, was the first and only female monarch to rule China. Additionally, Wu Zhao is generally recognized as the …