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. The title of empress consort (皇后, húanghòu) 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 controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 years, from 1861 until her death in 1908.

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 nations. [9][10][11] The importance to history of her tenure includes the major expansion of the Chinese empire, extending it far beyond its previous territorial limits,...

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 families of the conquering elite—descendants of the Manchus and allies who subjugated China in 1644—to present their daughters, at about the age of ...

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 known as a ruthless and cruel empress. After Emperor Gaozu’s death she put her most hated Concubine Qi to death in a extremely cruel manner.

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 Zhi was the powerful empress consort of Han Dynasty founder Liu Bang.

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 coronation ceremony and have been respected as half-monarch and the mother of the empire.

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. She reigned during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) and was one of the most effective and controversial monarchs in China's history.

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 longest reigning de facto female ruler in history, having being at the helm of affairs of the empire for close to half a century.