Empress Lü Zhi

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Empress Lü Zhi was the first empress of the Han dynasty and a powerful political figure who effectively ruled China as empress dowager and regent after the death of her husband, Emperor Gaozu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Han dynasty person
empress
empress dowager
political leader
regent
birthPlace Pei County NERFINISHED
Shanfu, Pei County NERFINISHED
present-day Jiangsu, China
burialPlace Changling Mausoleum NERFINISHED
Xianyang, Shaanxi, China NERFINISHED
country China
courtesyName Exu NERFINISHED
dateOfDeath 180 BC
deathPlace Chang'an NERFINISHED
present-day Xi'an, Shaanxi, China NERFINISHED
dynasty Han dynasty NERFINISHED
empressDowagerEnd 180 BC
empressDowagerStart 195 BC
era early Western Han NERFINISHED
gender female
historicalSource Book of Han NERFINISHED
Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED
house House of Liu by marriage
Lü clan by birth
motherOf Emperor Hui of Han NERFINISHED
Princess Yuan of Lu NERFINISHED
name Empress Lü NERFINISHED
Empress Lü of Han NERFINISHED
Lü Zhi NERFINISHED
notableFor being the first empress of the Han dynasty
establishing the Lü clan’s influence at court
exercising de facto imperial power after Emperor Gaozu's death
harsh treatment of rival consorts
political purges against opponents
positionHeld Empress Dowager of Han NERFINISHED
Empress of the Han dynasty
Regent of the Han dynasty
de facto ruler of the Han dynasty
predecessorAsDeFactoRuler Emperor Gaozu of Han NERFINISHED
predecessorAsEmpress none
regencyEnd 180 BC
regencyStart 195 BC
reignAsEmpressEnd 180 BC
reignAsEmpressStart 195 BC
relative Lü clan NERFINISHED
spouse Emperor Gaozu of Han NERFINISHED
Liu Bang NERFINISHED
successorAsDeFactoRuler official restoration of Liu clan authority
successorAsEmpress Empress Zhang Yan NERFINISHED

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Emperor Jing of Han grandmother Empress Lü Zhi
Emperor Gaozu of Han spouse Empress Lü Zhi