Empress Dowager Lü (Han dynasty)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Empress_Dowager_Lü_(Han_dynasty)

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:monarchy gptkb:regency
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Shandong,_China
gptkbp:birthYear	241 BC
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Changling,_Xianyang
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Emperor_Hui_of_Han
gptkbp:deathYear	180 BC
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:Han_dynasty
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Lü_Wen
gptkbp:gender	female
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	gptkb:Western_Han_dynasty
gptkbp:house	gptkb:House_of_Lü gptkb:House_of_Liu_(by_marriage)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Empress Dowager Lü (Han dynasty)
gptkbp:legacy	Controversial rule and consolidation of female power in Han dynasty
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Lady_Wang
gptkbp:name	gptkb:Lü_Zhi
gptkbp:notableAction	Appointed Lü clan members to key positions Consolidated power for Lü clan Ordered execution of Consort Qi Persecuted concubines of Emperor Gaozu Ruled as regent for Emperor Hui and infant emperors
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Lü_Clan_Disturbance
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Emperor_Hui_of_Han gptkb:Lü_Clan_Disturbance First woman to rule de facto as sovereign in China
gptkbp:portrayedBy	gptkb:Book_of_Han gptkb:Records_of_the_Grand_Historian
gptkbp:powers	gptkb:Lü_clan
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han
gptkbp:regency	188 BC – 180 BC
gptkbp:reignAsQueenConsort	195 BC – 180 BC 202 BC – 195 BC
gptkbp:role	gptkb:Regent_of_Han gptkb:Empress_dowager_of_Han Empress consort of Han
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Emperor_Wen_of_Han
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Empress_Lü gptkb:Grand_Empress_Dowager_Lü gptkb:Empress_Dowager_Lü
gptkbp:usurpedPower	Han imperial succession
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Han_China
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7