Empress Han

Empress Gongshu
恭淑皇后
Empress consort of the Southern Song dynasty
Tenure25 July 1194 – 14 December 1200
PredecessorEmpress Cixian
SuccessorEmpress Gongsheng
Born1165
Died14 December 1200 (aged c. 35)
Lin'an, Zhejiang, China
SpouseEmperor Ningzong
IssueZhao Jun
Zhao Tan
Posthumous name
Empress Gongshu (恭淑皇后)
ClanHan

Empress Han (1165 – 14 December 1200) was the empress consort of Emperor Ningzong during the Song dynasty.

Biography

Han was born in modern-day Henan,[1] the descendant of a prominent Northern Song official. She became a concubine of Ningzong along with her older sister.[2] She was selected as the primary consort of Ningzong, and appointed his empress after his succession. Empress Han and her family managed to attain influence over the affairs of state, backed by the so called 'War/Militant party', succeed in persuading Ningzong to depose and disgrace senior minister Zhao Ruyu and replaced him with her militarist relative, Han Tuozhou.[3]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Toqto'a and Alutu (1346), liezhuan di er houfei xia
  2. ^ Toqto'a and Alutu (1346), liezhuan di er houfei xia
  3. ^ Justin Wintle:China

Works cited

  • Toqto'a (Tuotuo 脱脱); Alutu 阿魯圖, eds. (1346). 宋史 [History of the Song] (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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Preceded by Empress of China
1194–1200 		Succeeded by


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