It is not known where or when the future Empress Zhen was born. She was said to be a lady in the Later Tang palace, but it is not clear whether she was a concubine of one of Later Tang's emperors or a lady in waiting. She was described to be beautiful. It is not known whether she remained in the palace during the succeeding state Later Jin.[3]
In 946, Yelü Ruan, then the Prince of Yongkang under his uncle Emperor Taizong, followed Emperor Taizong on his campaign to destroy Later Jin.[4][5] After Later Jin was destroyed, Emperor Taizong awarded Lady Zhen to Yelü Ruan, and it was said that he greatly favored her.[3]
As empress
Emperor Taizong died in 947, and the Liao chieftains supported Yelü Ruan to succeed him (as Emperor Shizong).[5][6] Sometime after becoming emperor, he created Lady Zhen empress. It was said that she was strict, intelligent, and elegant. She was said to govern his palace with proper principles, and did not just do so with her own personal desires. She participated in Emperor Shizong's decision-making processes, and had strategies on how to deal with Later Jin's successor states Later Han and Later Zhou, but her strategies were not implemented.[3] She bore him his third son, Yelü Zhimo (耶律只沒).[3][7] In 950, for reasons lost to history, Emperor Shizong also created his oldest son Yelü Xian's mother Xiao Sagezhi as an empress, but Empress Zhen remained empress as well.[1]
In 951, Emperor Taizong's cousin Yelü Chage (耶律察割) mutinied and killed Emperor Shizong in a coup. Empress Zhen was also killed, probably on the same day, as Empress Xiao Sagezhi was specifically indicated to have been killed on the next day. After Yelü Xian became emperor in 969, he buried both Empresses Zhen and Xiao at Yiwulü Mountain, and built a temple dedicated to them.[3]
Empress of China (Beijing/Tianjin/Northern Hebei/Northern Shanxi) 947?-951 With: Empress Xiao Sagezhi (950-951)
February 01, 2023
empress, zhen, liao, dynasty, empress, zhen, chinese, 甄皇后, died, october, empress, khitan, liao, dynasty, china, empresses, emperor, shizong, yelü, ruan, contents, background, empress, popular, culture, notes, referencesbackground, editit, known, where, when, . Empress Zhen Chinese 甄皇后 died October 7 951 1 2 was an empress of the Khitan led Liao dynasty of China She was one of the two empresses of Emperor Shizong Yelu Ruan Contents 1 Background 2 As empress 3 In popular culture 4 Notes and referencesBackground EditIt is not known where or when the future Empress Zhen was born She was said to be a lady in the Later Tang palace but it is not clear whether she was a concubine of one of Later Tang s emperors or a lady in waiting She was described to be beautiful It is not known whether she remained in the palace during the succeeding state Later Jin 3 In 946 Yelu Ruan then the Prince of Yongkang under his uncle Emperor Taizong followed Emperor Taizong on his campaign to destroy Later Jin 4 5 After Later Jin was destroyed Emperor Taizong awarded Lady Zhen to Yelu Ruan and it was said that he greatly favored her 3 As empress EditEmperor Taizong died in 947 and the Liao chieftains supported Yelu Ruan to succeed him as Emperor Shizong 5 6 Sometime after becoming emperor he created Lady Zhen empress It was said that she was strict intelligent and elegant She was said to govern his palace with proper principles and did not just do so with her own personal desires She participated in Emperor Shizong s decision making processes and had strategies on how to deal with Later Jin s successor states Later Han and Later Zhou but her strategies were not implemented 3 She bore him his third son Yelu Zhimo 耶律只沒 3 7 In 950 for reasons lost to history Emperor Shizong also created his oldest son Yelu Xian s mother Xiao Sagezhi as an empress but Empress Zhen remained empress as well 1 In 951 Emperor Taizong s cousin Yelu Chage 耶律察割 mutinied and killed Emperor Shizong in a coup Empress Zhen was also killed probably on the same day as Empress Xiao Sagezhi was specifically indicated to have been killed on the next day After Yelu Xian became emperor in 969 he buried both Empresses Zhen and Xiao at Yiwulu Mountain and built a temple dedicated to them 3 In popular culture EditPortrayed by Wang Yuanke in the 2020 Chinese TV series The Legend of Xiao Chuo Notes and references Edit a b History of Liao vol 5 Academia Sinica Chinese Western Calendar Converter a b c d e History of Liao vol 71 Zizhi Tongjian vol 285 a b Zizhi Tongjian vol 286 Zizhi Tongjian vol 287 History of Liao vol 64 Empress Zhen Liao dynasty House of Yelu 916 1125 Born unknown Died 951Regnal titlesPreceded byEmpress Xiao Wen Empress of Liao Dynasty947 951 With Empress Xiao Sagezhi 950 951 Succeeded byEmpress Xiao Muzong Empress of China Northeastern 947 951 With Empress Xiao Sagezhi 950 951 Preceded byEmpress Liu of Later Tang Empress of China Beijing Tianjin Northern Hebei Northern Shanxi 947 951 With Empress Xiao Sagezhi 950 951 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Empress Zhen Liao dynasty amp oldid 1036711794, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
