Empress Zhaojian Explained

Empress Zhaojian
Succession:Empress consort of the Western Xia dynasty
Reign:1083 – 1086
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Empress Gongsu
Successor:Yelü Nanxian, Princess Cheng'an of Khitan
Succession1:Empress dowager of the Western Xia dynasty
Reign1:1086 – 1099
Reign-Type1:Tenure
Spouse:Emperor Huizong
Consort:yes
Issue:Emperor Chongzong
Regnal Name:Empress Dowager Desheng (德盛皇太后,)
Empress Dowager Shengzhi Guanglu Zhimin Jili Desheng (勝智廣禄治民集禮德盛皇太后,)
Posthumous Name:Empress Zhaojian Wenmu (昭簡文穆皇后)
Father:Liang Yimai
Death Date:1099

Empress (Dowager) Liang the Junior (小梁太后, died 1099), posthumously titled Empress Zhaojian Wenmu (昭簡文穆皇后), was an empress consort of the Western Xia.[1] She was a member of the Liang clan, but her personal name is not known. She was married to Emperor Huizong of Western Xia, and was regent from 1086 to 1099 during the minority of her son, Emperor Chongzong of Western Xia.[2]

Chongzong ascended the throne when he was only a young child, and his mother the Empress Dowager steered the kingdom until her death.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

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  2. Book: 《图说中国历史》编委会 . 金戈铁马的交汇:辽西夏金 . 2006-01-01 . Beijing Book Co. Inc. . 978-7-80720-448-0 . zh.
  3. Book: 胡学祥 . 宁夏五千年史话 . 门军华 . 胡志存 . 2006 . 宁夏人民出版社 . 978-7-227-03112-3 . zh.
  4. Book: 中国少数民族文化大辞典: 西北地区卷 . 1999 . 民族出版社 . 978-7-105-03561-8 . zh.