Lü Zhi (241–18 August 180 BC), courtesy name E'xu (娥姁) and commonly known as Empress Lü (traditional Chinese: 呂后; simplified Chinese: 吕后; pinyin: Lǚ Hòu)...

was Empress Zhang Yan, a niece of his by his elder sister Princess Yuan of Lu; their marriage was the result of insistence by Empress Dowager Lü and was...

The Lü Clan disturbance (Chinese: 呂氏之亂; pinyin: Lǚ shì zhī luàn, 180 BCE) refers to a political upheaval after the death of Empress Lü Zhi of the early...

other consorts who became Empress Lü Zhi's victims due to her jealousy, Lü was very sympathetic to Consort Bo. The empress never saw Bo and her son as...

of then-Empress Dowager Lü, Lady Yan married her uncle Emperor Hui, the son of Emperor Gao and Empress Dowager Lü, and she was created empress. The marriage...

in the hands of his wife, Empress Lü, the empress dowager. After Empress Lü's death, the officials eliminated the powerful Lü clan, and deliberately chose...

Empress Lü (呂皇后, personal name unknown) (died c. 180 BC) was an empress during the Han dynasty. Lady Lü was the daughter of Lü Lu (呂祿), the son of Lü...

Empress Lü (呂雉, 241–180 BC), of the Han dynasty, was the first empress in Chinese history. Empress Lu or Empress Lü may also refer to: Empress Lü (Houshao)...

subject—and adopted by Emperor Hui's wife, Empress Zhang Yan. At the instigation of his grandmother, Empress Lü, Empress Zhang had Emperor Qianshao's mother...

succeeded by his son, Jiyu, who became Laoshang Chanyu. In 192 BC Empress Dowager Lü Zhi (widow of Emperor Gaozu of Han) received a marriage proposal from...

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again for a very long time. On one occasion, Emperor Hui's mother Empress Dowager Lü wanted to give some of the ladies in waiting to the imperial princes...

controlled by the Lü clan. Indeed, the grand empress dowager's will required him to marry the daughter of her nephew Lü Lu (呂禄) and make her empress. The officials...

second recorded ruler of Qi Lü Buwei (291?–235 BC), Chancellor of Qin, sponsored the creation of the Lüshi Chunqiu Empress Lü (241–180 BC), wife of Emperor...

She was the eldest daughter of the dynasty's founder Emperor Gaozu and Empress Lü Zhi. She had one daughter who was married to her younger brother, Emperor...

188 BC at the age of 22. However, the true resides with his mother, the Empress Lü Zhi, who serves as the Regent as widow of Gaozu. The War against Nabis...

Han's wife Empress Lü Zhi carried out against Emperor Gao's favorite concubine Consort Qi after Emperor Gao's death, once Empress Lü became empress dowager—by...

when Empress Dowager Lü Zhi was in power. After Empress Lü's death in August 180 BCE, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo cooperated to put an end to the Lü Clan Disturbance...

emperor's widow, Empress Lü, to ensure he would not become emperor. Ruyi was succeeded by Liu You, son of Emperor Gaozu and Empress Lü. In 181 BC, his...

Ruyi, as his desire was objected to by Liu Ying's mother Empress Lü Zhi. Because of this, Lü Zhi hated Qi deeply. Nevertheless, Gaozu ordered Liu Ruyi...

(Chinese: 趙飛燕,  ? – September or October 1 BC), formally Empress Xiaocheng (孝成皇后), was an empress during the Han dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Cheng....

Liu's wife, Lü Zhi, was the daughter of Lü Wen (呂文), a wealthy and influential gentry from Shanfu County. After moving to Pei County, Lü Wen held a feast...

other Empresses Dowager starting from Empress Lü. Those successors were granted the slightly different title which can be also translated as Empress Dowager...

mausoleum of the Han dynasty Emperor Gaozu (256–195 BCE), and for his wife Empress Lü (241–180 BC). The Chang Mausoleum is located in the north of Sanyi Village...

by his stepmother, the Empress Lü Zhi, as consort Qi had attempted to persuade Liu Bang to have Liu Ruyi replace Liu Ying (Lü's son) as crown prince. Despite...

Empress Lü Zhi, who served as Empress Dowager over their son Emperor Hui of Han and then Emperor Hui's sons Liu Gong and Liu Hong. Enraged, Empress Lü...

titles, Empress Dowager Liu promoted them to equals of the imperial ancestors. This act was similar to that of Empress Lü of Han and Empress Wu of Tang...

put to death by Empress Lü. Emperor Houshao of Han, a half-brother of Qianshao, ascends to the throne. Around this time, Empress Lü outlaws the trade...

known about Empress Yang. She was created empress when Lü Long became emperor in 401, after his brother Lü Chao (呂超) assassinated the emperor Lü Zuan (Emperor...

I. September 26 — Lü Clan Disturbance. Following the death of Empress Lü, who had been the de facto ruler of the Han Dynasty, the Lü Clan is overthrown...