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  Emperor Zhao of Han - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emperor Zhao of Han (94 BC–74 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty from 87 BC to 74 BC.
Emperor Zhao was the youngest son of Emperor Wu of Han.
Zhao ascended the throne after the death of Emperor Wu in 87 BC.
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 Consort Song - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Consort Song was the older daughter of Song Yang (宋楊), a seventh-generation descendant of Song Chang (宋昌), an important official during the reign of Emperor Wen.
Consort Song had become ill, and in her illness, she craved raw cuscuta, and she requested that her family bring them.
Consort Song and her sister saw that they were in deep straits, and they committed suicide by poison.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Consort_Song   (411 words)

  
 Empress Zhao Feiyan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She was known in the Chinese popular mindset more for her beauty than for the palace intrigue that she and her sister, the also beautiful Consort Zhao Hede (趙合德) engaged in, but unlike most of the famous beauties in Chinese history (such as the Four Beauties), she was often vilified by historians, deserved or not.
In 18 BC, they falsely accused Empress Xu and Consort Ban of witchcraft; Empress Xu was deposed, and while Consort Ban was able to successfully plead her case, she did not wish to return to the same environment and instead became a lady in waiting for Empress Dowager Wang.
It was alleged that Empress Zhao, with her sister covering for her, often engaged in adulterous acts with men who were known to have fathered many children, in hopes of becoming pregnant.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zhao_Feiyan   (1180 words)

  
 Empress Fu (Ai) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
She became his consort when he was still the Prince of Dingtao and later crown prince.
By the time Emperor Ai died in 1 BC, Empress Fu's main support, Consort Fu, had already been dead for two years, and she suddenly was all alone as her father and her other relatives were purged from government by Grand Empress Dowager Wang's nephew Wang Mang.
Wang, who bore grudges against Consort Fu and Emperor Ai, did not permit her to become empress dowager, and a brief time after Emperor Ai's death, he had her demoted to commoner status and ordered her to guard her husband's tomb -- even though she was not personally involved in any of the political intrigue.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_Fu   (286 words)

  
 Wu Zetian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not long afterwards, most probably in 651, she was reintegrated into the imperial palace by Emperor Gaozong, son of Taizong, who had been struck by her beauty while visiting and worshipping in the nunnery.
Gaozong's empress consort, from the Wang (王) family, played a key role in the reintegration of Wu Meiniang in the imperial palace.
The emperor at the time was greatly attached to a concubine from the Xiao (蕭) family, and the empress hoped that the arrival of a new beautiful concubine would divert the emperor from the concubine née Xiao.
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 Prince of Hongnong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liu Bian, The later Prince of Hongnong was born in 176, to Emperor Ling and his then-concubine, Consort He.
Due to her having given birth to Emperor Ling's oldest surviving son, Prince Bian's mother Consort He was created empress in 180.
Wei: Guo Jia - Jia Xu - Sima Shi - Sima Yi - Sima Zhao - Xu You - Xu Shu - Xun You - Xun Yu - Dong Zhao
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 Informat.io on Sima Yan
This ironically led to the destabilization of the Jìn Dynasty, as the princes engaged in an internecine struggle known as the War of the Eight Princes soon after his death, and then the Wu Hu uprisings that nearly destroyed the Jìn Dynasty and forced its relocation to the region south of the Huai River.
Sīmǎ Yán was born to Sima Zhao and his wife Wang Yuanji, daughter of the Confucian scholar Wáng Su (王肅), in 236, as their oldest son.
At that time, Sima Zhao was a mid-level official in the Cao Wei government and a member of a privileged clan, as the son of the renowned general Sima Yi.
www.quaest.io /?title=Sima_Yan   (2262 words)

  
 Chinese History - Han Dynasty æ¼¢ event history (www.chinaknowledge.de)
Zhao Tuo 趙佗 was accepted as king of Nanyue 南越, Wuzhu 無諸 was king of Minyue é—©è¶Š, and Yao 搗 king of Donghai 東海, both in modern Fujian.
Relatives of his empress and the consorts had acheived important ranks in the bureaucratic hierarchy, and the performance of political power was intensively connected with the question of who became the heir apparent.
Consort clans should not interfere into politics that was to be made by the highest ministers and the board of ministries (shangshutai 尚書台).
www.chinaknowledge.de /History/Han/han-event.html   (8024 words)

  
 search.com - Emperor Wu of Han - Search.com Reference
Consort Li was arrogant and jealous, and she hoped to become princess after Empress Bo was deposed in 151 BC.
When Consort Li, out of a grudge to Emperor Jing's sister Princess Liu Piao (劉嫖), refused to let her son marry Princess Piao's daughter Chen Jiao, Consort Wang took the opportunity and had Chen Jiao betrothed to Prince Che.
In 130 BC, for example, when Empress Chen was found to have retained witches to curse Consort Wei and to try to regain Emperor Wu\'s affections, he had her deposed and the witches executed.
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 Gaozu of Han - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, Liú Bāng disliked him because he considered Ying to be too weak as a ruler.
His favorite son was Ruyi, Prince Yin of Zhao, by Lady Qi, one of his favorite concubines.
Consort Cao, mother of Prince Fei -- initially Emperor Gao's mistress
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liu_Bang   (2283 words)

  
 Liu Zhao (Hedi) - Eastern (Later) Han Ruler and Emperor Biographies - English
Liu Zhao, the son of Zhang Di and a consort, was nine years old on accession.
Having called consort families into play against officials, Emperors now turned to the eunuchs to protect them against their wives’ families.
Consort families now had a vested interest in placing easily dominated minors on the throne and the remaining Emperors of the Han dynasty were all children.
www.kongming.net /novel/han/liuzhao.php   (312 words)

  
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Wu Zetian (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao, was the only female emperor in the history of China, founding her own dynasty, the Zhou, and ruling under the name Emperor Shengshen from 690 to 705.
Gaozong's empress consort, from the Wang family, played a key role in the reintegration of Wu Meiniang in the imperial palace.
The emperor at the time was greatly attached to a concubine from the Xiao family, and the empress hoped that the arrival of a new beautiful concubine would divert the emperor from the concubine née Xiao.
www.wooster.edu /chinese/Chinese/courses/fu_nu_wen_xue/Wu_Zetian.htm   (1192 words)

  
 Musiking Late Ming China Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Indulging himself in his lovemaking with Consort Yang, the Emperor has become lax in attending to affairs of state, and unknown to him, trouble is growing on the border, among his own troops.
Falling from the height of power, Xuangzong becomes a fugitive unable to protect even the life of the woman he loves, Consort Yang (on the road to exile, the troops escorting the imperial party refuse to go further until she is put to death).
The rebellion raged for years, and besides Consort Yang's death, it also brought with it the sacking of the capital and the abdication of Emperor Xuanzong in favor of his son.
www.wtrgreenkunqu.org /Events/Freer_August_2006.htm   (1173 words)

  
 Chapter 2 / Legend of the White-Haired Demoness / Index / Novels / Wuxiapedia - The comprehensive wuxia knowledge base   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Wang Zhao Xi entered the city from the Xuan-Wu [3] gates and immediately found the place to be swarming with hordes of people crowding around and running into each other in a state of turmoil.
Wang Zhao Xi was forced to abort his attack on the guard using the copper spiked club as he twisted his body around to redirect his sword, forcing the Ravaging Door Saber that was attacking to fly out the door.
Wang Zhao Xi concentrated his attention on the very last guard that was about to enter into the palace before suddenly bounding up and with the speed of a lightning bolt, sealed the guard’s slumber acupoint in that brief split of a second.
wuxiapedia.com /wulin/novels/index/legend_of_the_white_haired_demoness/chapter_2   (9714 words)

  
 Chinese History - Zhou Dynasty 周 event history (www.chinaknowledge.de)
Zhao, Han, Yan 燕 and Chu united with Wei but were defeated by Qin.
The state of Zhao was the northernmost of the Central Plain.
But Zhao was not yet finally defeated - for two years the army of Qin beleaguered the capital of Zhao, Handan 邯鄲 (modern Handan/Hebei).
www.chinaknowledge.de /History/Zhou/zhou-event.html   (6248 words)

  
 Informat.io on Wang Mang
Wang was born in a distinguished family, but his father died when he was young and he held minor posts until being made a marquess in 16 BC.
Empress Dowager Zhao Feiyan, the wife of Emperor Cheng (who was friendly with the late Grand Empress Dowager Fu), and Empress Fu, the wife of Emperor Ai (and related to Grand Empress Dowager Fu) were demoted to commoner status and ordered to guard their husbands' tombs.
Wang's armies defeated Zhai and Liu's armies in winter 7, and Zhai was captured and executed by drawing and quartering.
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 China_Heads_of_State
After her father, the last Han Zhao emperor Liu Yao, was captured by the Later Zhao's founding emperor Shi Le in 329, she fled together with her brothers Crown Prince Liu Xi and Prince Liu Yin of Nanyang from the capital Chang'an to Shanggui.
Zhao Zhen continued to listen to her advice and after the early deaths of his three sons the question of succession became a great concern and in 1059, she persuaded him to adopt the son of a cousin who became Emperor Yingzong (1064-1067).
It was also decided that her son Zhao Shi and his half-brother, Zhao Bing (d.1279) should flee south to the sea with their mothers and their maternal uncles, Yang Chen and Yu Rugui.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /China_Heads.htm   (4135 words)

  
 Sun Shang Xiang (Lady Sun) - Comprehensive Romance of the Three Kingdoms Biography
The Lady Sun was the younger sister of Sun Quan, the later Emperor of Wu, and the consort of Liu Bei, the Emperor of Shu (2).
She attempted to leave Liu Bei, but was stopped by the armies of Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei (5).
Wether or not the Biezhuan is correct about Zhao Yun’s role, the biography of Fa Zheng in SGZ adds that the Lady Sun had the courage and energy of her brothers, and that she was indeed accompanied by female guards.
www.kongming.net /novel/kma/sunshangxiang.php   (928 words)

  
 Northern Wei Biography,info
Empresses were not named according to imperial favors or nobility of birth, but required that the candidates submit themselves to a ceremony where they had to personally forge golden statues, as a way of discerning divine favor.
Only an imperial consort who was successful in forging a golden statue could become the empress.
All men, regardless of ethnicity, were ordered to tie their hair into a single braid that would then be rolled and place on top of the head, and then have a cap worn over the head.
danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Northern_Wei_Dynasty   (619 words)

  
 consort - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about consort   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A non-uniform ensemble, comprising mixed instruments, is called a broken consort.
In private, men are more bold in their own humors; and in consort, men are more obnoxious to others' humors; therefore it is good to take both; and of the inferior sort, rather in private, to preserve freedom; of the greater, rather in consort, to preserve respect.
Stephen rose from his seat, and sauntered to the piano, humming in falsetto, "Graceful Consort," as he turned over the volume of "The Creation," which stood open on the desk.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /consort   (213 words)

  
 Ebook More Info -AlbaniaHistory - Free For You.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
However, Liú Bāng disliked him because he considered Emperor Hui of Han to be too weak as a ruler.
Liú Bāng attempted to make Ruyi, Prince Yin of Zhao crown prince but failed because most of his ministers remained loyal to Ying and his mother Empress Dowager Lü.
Liú Bāng's affection for Lady Qi and Ruyi, Prince Yin of Zhao inflamed Empress Lü, and after she became empress dowager after her son's accession following Liú Bang's death, she poisoned Ruyi, Prince Yin of Zhao and tortured Qi to death.
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 Informat.io on Emperor Wu Of J N
Sima Zhao, Prince Wen of Jin, posthumously honored as Emperor Wen of Jin
Consort Hu (胡芳), daughter of Hu Fen (胡奮), mother of Princess Wu'an
Consort Li, mother of Princes Yun and Yàn
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 SPCNET.TV - View Single Post - Legend of the White Haired Demoness
She was extremely alarmed, but when she steadied her gaze and discovered that it was her own father, her distress at that moment was akin to having her soul suddenly flee her body and her spirit shattering into a million pieces.
Wang Zhao Xi had prepared a memorial tablet for his father-in-law, and with Zhuo Yi Hang they both arrived in front of it to pay their respects.
Through the Honoured Consort’s help he was able to take over the Eastern Coalition, but after seeing that the situation had suddenly changed, he immediately joined the Crown Prince’s clique, causing the Crown Prince to be incredibly pompous over his new addition of power.
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 Ming Empire 1368-1644 by Sanderson Beck
Zhu Di of Yan was Hongwu's fourth son; his mother was probably a lesser consort, but he later claimed he was the son of Empress Ma.
Zhao Wenhua opposed this policy, and Yan Song got the Emperor to behead Zhang Jing in November 1555.
Zhao Wenhua repudiated Hu's policy of appeasement and forced Xu Hai to surrender; Xu Hai escaped but drowned in a battle.
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 The Three Kingdoms - Chapter 42
As related in the last chapter two generals appeared in front of Zhao Yun, who rode at them with his spear ready for a thrust.
Then suddenly, and without warning, Zhao Yun wheeled round his horse so that he faced his pursuer and their two steeds struck breast to breast.
However, although the man was weary and his steed spent, Zhao Yun got close to the bridge where he saw standing, all ready for any fray, Zhang Fei.
www.eze33.com /war/sanguo/sg042.htm   (3330 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Han Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Rife bureaucratic corruption and bribery contributed into lingering adverse consequences of land privatizations throughout the dynasty.
Prestige of a newly founded dynasty during the reigns of the first three emperors was barely able to hinder the corruption; however Confucian scholar gentry turned against eunuchs for their corrupted authorities, while consort clans and eunuchs struggled for power in subsequent reigns.
None of these three parties was able to improve the harsh livelihood of peasants under the landholding families.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Han_Dynasty   (2423 words)

  
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