Empress Zhaojian

Empress Zhaojian 昭簡皇后
Empress consort of the Western Xia dynasty
Tenure	1083 – 1086
Predecessor	Empress Gongsu
Successor	Yelü Nanxian, Princess Cheng'an of Khitan
Empress dowager of the Western Xia dynasty
Tenure	1086 – 1099
Died	1099
Spouse	Emperor Huizong
Issue	Emperor Chongzong
Regnal name Empress Dowager Desheng (德盛皇太后, 𗣼𗯿𘓺𗨺𘜹) Empress Dowager Shengzhi Guanglu Zhimin Jili Desheng (勝智廣禄治民集禮德盛皇太后, 𘄡𗠁𗟶𗾟𗚉𘇚𗅲𗄭𗣼𗯿𘓺𗨺𘜹) Posthumous name Empress Zhaojian Wenmu (昭簡文穆皇后)
Father	Liang Yimai

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]

References

1. 陈育宁; 汤晓芳; 雷润泽 (2016-01-01). 西夏建筑研究 (in Chinese). Social Sciences Literature Press. ISBN 978-7-5097-8226-2.
2. 《图说中国历史》编委会 (2006-01-01). 金戈铁马的交汇：辽西夏金 (in Chinese). Beijing Book Co. Inc. ISBN 978-7-80720-448-0.
3. 胡学祥; 门军华; 胡志存 (2006). 宁夏五千年史话 (in Chinese). 宁夏人民出版社. ISBN 978-7-227-03112-3.
4. 中国少数民族文化大辞典: 西北地区卷 (in Chinese). 民族出版社. 1999. ISBN 978-7-105-03561-8.

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