She was a daughter of the Hu Xia's founding emperor Helian Bobo (Emperor Wulie). In 428, during the reign of her brother Helian Chang, Emperor Taiwu led his Northern Wei forces to capture the Xia capital Tongwan (統萬, in modern Yulin, Shaanxi), and while Helian Chang fled, she was captured along with most nobles and officials of Xia. She and her two sisters were all taken as Emperor Taiwu's imperial consorts. In 432, she was created empress, presumably after being able to pass the traditional Tuoba tribe test by being able to forge a gold statue.
Little is known about Empress Helian's life during her husband's reign. She did not bear him any sons. In 452, he was assassinated by his eunuch, Zong Ai, who claimed that by her orders Emperor Taiwu's son, Tuoba Yu the Prince of Nan'an should be made emperor, bypassing Emperor Taiwu's apparent intended heir, Tuoba Jun, the son of Tuoba Huang the Crown Prince, who had died in 451. Tuoba Yu honored her as empress dowager, but there is no particular evidence to suggest that Empress Helian was actually involved in Zong's conspiracy. Later that year, Zong assassinated Tuoba Yu as well, but the officials then overthrew Zong and put Tuoba Jun on the throne as Emperor Wencheng, and he honored her as grand empress dowager. She died in 453.
empress, helian, 赫連皇后, died, formally, empress, taiwu, 太武皇后, empress, xianbei, chinese, northern, dynasty, husband, emperor, taiwu, empress, northern, weireign432, 452empress, dowager, northern, weireign452grand, empress, dowager, northern, weireign452, 453spo. Empress Helian 赫連皇后 died 453 formally Empress Taiwu 太武皇后 was an empress of the Xianbei led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty Her husband was Emperor Taiwu Empress HelianEmpress of Northern WeiReign432 452Empress Dowager of Northern WeiReign452Grand Empress Dowager of Northern WeiReign452 453SpouseEmperor Taiwu of Northern WeiPosthumous nameEmpress TaiwuFatherHelian BoboShe was a daughter of the Hu Xia s founding emperor Helian Bobo Emperor Wulie In 428 during the reign of her brother Helian Chang Emperor Taiwu led his Northern Wei forces to capture the Xia capital Tongwan 統萬 in modern Yulin Shaanxi and while Helian Chang fled she was captured along with most nobles and officials of Xia She and her two sisters were all taken as Emperor Taiwu s imperial consorts In 432 she was created empress presumably after being able to pass the traditional Tuoba tribe test by being able to forge a gold statue Little is known about Empress Helian s life during her husband s reign She did not bear him any sons In 452 he was assassinated by his eunuch Zong Ai who claimed that by her orders Emperor Taiwu s son Tuoba Yu the Prince of Nan an should be made emperor bypassing Emperor Taiwu s apparent intended heir Tuoba Jun the son of Tuoba Huang the Crown Prince who had died in 451 Tuoba Yu honored her as empress dowager but there is no particular evidence to suggest that Empress Helian was actually involved in Zong s conspiracy Later that year Zong assassinated Tuoba Yu as well but the officials then overthrew Zong and put Tuoba Jun on the throne as Emperor Wencheng and he honored her as grand empress dowager She died in 453 In popular culture EditPortrayed by Wan Meixi in the 2016 Chinese TV series The Princess Weiyoung References EditBook of Wei vol 13 History of Northern Dynasties vol 13 1 Zizhi Tongjian vols 120 122 126 127 Chinese royaltyPreceded byEmpress Murong Empress of Northern Wei432 452 Succeeded byEmpress FengEmpress of China Northern 432 452Preceded byEmpress Sima Maoying of Liu Song Empress of China Henan 432 452Preceded byHelian Chang s empress of Xia Empress of China Northern Shaanxi 432 452Preceded byHelian Ding s empress of Xia Empress of China Central Shaanxi Eastern Gansu 432 452Preceded byPrincess Murong of Northern Yan Empress of China Liaoning 436 452Preceded byPrincess Tuoba of Northern Liang Empress of China Central Western Gansu 439 452 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Empress Helian amp oldid 1125079063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
