Empress Feng (fl.490s), also known as Empress Xiaowenfei (孝文废皇后, literally "(Emperor) Xiaowen's Deposed Empress), was an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese...

reigning from September 20, 471 to April 26, 499. Under the regent of Empress Dowager Feng, Emperor Xiaowen enacted a new land-tenure system named the equal-field...

Empress (Dowager) Feng (馮皇(太)后) (442 – 17 October 490), formally Empress (Dowager) Wenming (文明皇后, literally "the civil and understanding empress") was...

Ling finally believed them and deposed Empress Song. Empress Song was imprisoned and died in despair. Her father Song Feng and her brothers were all executed...

Empresses in the Palace (simplified Chinese: 后宫·甄嬛传; traditional Chinese: 後宮·甄嬛傳; pinyin: Hòugōng Zhēn Huán Zhuán; lit. 'Inner Palace: The Legend of Zhen...

as Empress Regnant (with the title Empress Regnant Shengshen (聖神皇帝), literally "Divine and Sacred Emperor or Empress Regnant"). Ruizong was deposed and...

400–409: Empress Murong 432–452: Empress Helian 456–465: Empress Feng 493–497: Empress Feng Qing 497–499: Empress Feng Run 501–507: Empress Yu 508–515:...

Feng with the highly regarded official Feng Yewang (馮野王), the brother of his father's concubine Consort Feng. When Wang Feng realized this, Empress Dowager...

The Empress of the Dynasty is a Taiwanese television series based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history. Directed by Li...

Guangwu. In 41, he deposed her and made Consort Yin empress instead. Rather than imprisoning Guo (as is often the fate of deposed empresses), however, he made...

upholders of Chinese culture. During the Taihe period (477–499), Empress Dowager Feng and Emperor Xiaowen instituted sweeping reforms that deepened the...

Empress Feng (died 23 February 499), formally Empress You (幽皇后, literally "the lonely empress"), was an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei...

pleaded on her behalf, and she was not deposed. Liu Xie was raised personally by Emperor Ling's mother Empress Dowager Dong and known by the circumspect...

woman in Chinese history to assume the title of Empress Regnant. The series was directed by Cheng Feng and starred three actresses — Yin Tao, Liu Xiaoqing...

to disobey Grand Empress Dowager Feng, and Consort Lin was forced to commit suicide. He did, however, posthumously honor her as Empress Zhen, and buried...

authorities remained in the firmly hands of his mother, Empress Dowager Wu. His mother, however, deposed him less than two months later in favor of his younger...

sorcerers to make amulets for Empress Wang to wear, hoping that the use of magic would allow her to have a son. Empress Wang was deposed and reduced to commoner...

treatment of his brothers by the deposed Empress Guo, treating them as if they were also born of his mother Empress Dowager Yin. In 58, when his older...

An's only son, of crimes, and Emperor An deposed Prince Bao and created him Prince of Jiyin. After this, Empress Yan, with the help of her family and a...

Empress Dugu or Queen Dugu (536? – 14 May 558), posthumously Empress Mingjing (明敬皇后), was the wife of the Emperor Ming (Yuwen Yu) of the Xianbei-led Northern...

concubines in addition to Empress Wang—Consort Fu (傅昭儀) and Consort Feng Yuan (馮昭儀), each of whom bore him one son. Empress Wang apparently tried to maintain...

friendly relations with both Emperor Cheng's wife Empress Zhao Feiyan and his deposed former wife Empress Xu. To overcome Chunyu's presumptive hold on succeeding...

deposed Empress Yifu and made her become a Buddhist nun, and he created Yujiulü Anagui's daughter empress. Even though Empress Yifu had been deposed and...

Beijing), and moves rapidly along the Grand Canal. Meanwhile, Xuan Zong sends Feng Changqing, governor of Fanyang, to build up defenses at the eastern capital...

Changsha, Hunan), and then deposed both Empress Wang and Consort Xiao, putting them under arrest and creating Consort Wu, as empress (皇后, huánghòu) and the...

to death. Soon, Empress Dowager Liu's involvement was discovered, and she was deposed and executed. Che, Jixin; Zhu, Yafei; Hao, Feng (1993). 中國皇后全傳 [The...

on the letter, but Empress Fu's letter was discovered in late 214. Cao Cao was so angry that he forced Emperor Xian to depose Empress Fu. When Emperor Xian...

forced to depose Empress Zhang (Zhang Ji's daughter) and replace her with Empress Wang. Cao Fang was angry with Sima Shi about the deaths of Li Feng and Zhang...

conspiracy to get the emperor deposed of. The conspiracy was discovered, and the entire Huo clan was executed by Emperor Xuan. Empress Huo was striped of all...

Zhaowen emperor. Princess Wang was therefore created empress, but on 5 December, Xiao Luan deposed Xiao Zhaowen and took over himself as emperor (as Emperor...