Wang Zhengjun (Chinese: 王政君; 71 BC – 3 February 13 AD), officially Empress Xiaoyuan (孝元皇后), later and more commonly known as Grand Empress Dowager Wang...
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the Gengshi Emperor. Born in 45 BCE, Wang Mang was a son of Wang Man (王曼), a younger brother of Empress Wang Zhengjun, and his wife Qu (渠, family name unknown)...
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is a 2008 Chinese historical television series based on the life of Wang Zhengjun, an Empress of the Han dynasty who lived during the reign of seven emperors...
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Wang Mang was appointed regent by Grand Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun. Dissatisfied with his father's dictatorial regency, in AD 3, Wang's son Wang Yu...
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Dowager Qiongcheng (邛成太后), to distinguish her from her daughter-in-law Wang Zhengjun, with the same family name, but otherwise unrelated to her) was an empress...
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Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun becomes Grand Empress Dowager and the Emperor's grandmother Consort Fu becomes Empress Dowager. Wang Mang resigns as head...
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acrobatic gymnast Wang Zhengjun (王政君), Han Dynasty empress Wang Zhengwei (王正伟/王正偉), Chinese retired politician and economist Wang Zhijian (王志健), Chinese...
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concerned, so he had Empress Wang select the most beautiful of the young ladies in waiting and had them sent to Prince Shi. Wang Zhengjun was one of the ladies...
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empress Empress Wang Zhengjun). She was a daughter of Wang Xian (王咸), the Marquess of Yichun, who was a grandson of Han prime minister Wang Xin (王訢). (Her...
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four women possessing empress dowager titles at the same time—Empress Wang Zhengjun (Emperor Cheng's mother and Emperor Yuan's wife), Empress Zhao Feiyan...
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Han dynasty (section Wang Mang's reign and civil war)
relatives held the title of regent. Following the death of Ai, Wang Zhengjun's nephew Wang Mang (45 BC – 23 AD) was appointed regent as Marshall of State...
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Dowager Wang seized power back from Emperor Ai's favorite Dong Xian and made her nephew Wang Mang regent to the succeeding Emperor Ping. Wang Mang, who...
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consorts, Consort Wang (later more commonly known as Grand Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun). He was Emperor Yuan's first-born son. On 17 June 47 BC, Emperor Yuan...
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second longest in Chinese history (behind only the 47-year reign of Empress Wang, the wife of Ming dynasty's Wanli Emperor, who lived over 1,600 years later)...
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(王閎), an imperial attendant and grandnephew of Grand Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, the step-grandmother of Emperor Ai, who also made similar requests...
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Bo Wang Zhi Chen Jiao Wei Zifu Empress Shangguan Xu Pingjun Huo Chengjun Empress Wang Wang Zhengjun Empress Xu Zhao Feiyan Empress Fu Empress Wang (Xin...
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was handed over to the Chanyu as his bride. The long life of Empress Wang Zhengjun (71 BCE–13 CE), wife of Emperor Yuan and mother to Emperor Cheng, ensured...
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Wuyang" (舞陽君). Around the time, one of Emperor Ling's consorts, Beautiful Lady Wang (王美人), became pregnant. As she feared that Empress He would harm her unborn...
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then approached Consort Wang Zhi, another concubine favoured by Emperor Jing, and offered to marry her daughter to Consort Wang's 5-year-old son Liu Che...
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cousin Ping, who is enthroned on October 17. Wang Mang is appointed regent by Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, his aunt. Former regent Dong Xian, who was...
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Cheng's wife, Grand Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun was still alive) – which would bring her hatred from the Wang clan and eventually the desecration of...
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Emperor Yuan's stepmother Wang Zhengjun (王政君) (71 BC – AD 13), empress dowager of the Han dynasty, Emperor Cheng's mother Empress Wang (Ping) (8 BC – AD 23)...
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appears to be one of those instances.) Wang had his political allies force his aunt, Grand Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, to issue an edict granting him the...
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Empress Wang (王皇后)(8 BC – 5 October 23 AD), formally Empress Xiaoping (孝平皇后), formally during her father Wang Mang's Xin dynasty Duchess Dowager of Ding'an...
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Egypt (d. 30 BC) Hyeokgeose, Korean king and founder of Silla (d. AD 4) Wang Zhengjun, empress of the Western Han dynasty (d. AD 13) Cleopatra II Selene,...
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(d. AD 48) Quintus Pedius, Roman (deaf) painter (approximate date) Wang Zhengjun, Chinese empress (b. 71 BC) "LacusCurtius • Res Gestae Divi Augusti...
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Bo Wang Zhi Chen Jiao Wei Zifu Empress Shangguan Xu Pingjun Huo Chengjun Empress Wang Wang Zhengjun Empress Xu Zhao Feiyan Empress Fu Empress Wang (Xin...
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cognomen Creticus. Nessebar in modern-day Bulgaria comes under Roman rule. Wang Zhengjun, Chinese empress of the Han dynasty (d. AD 13) Castus, Gallic gladiator...
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Confucians. In 139 BC, when in response, Confucian officials Zhao Wan (趙綰) and Wang Zang (王臧) advised the emperor to no longer consult the grand empress dowager...
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married to Emperor Xuan Wang Zhengjun (王政君) (71 BC–AD 13), empress of the Han dynasty, married to Emperor Yuan Empress Wang (Ping) (王皇后, given name unknown)...
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