Empress Lü Zhi
E699140
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.
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.