Empress Zhaojian
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| Empress Zhaojian 昭簡皇后 | |||||||||
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| Empress consort of the Western Xia dynasty | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1083 – 1086 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Empress Gongsu | ||||||||
| Successor | Yelü Nanxian, Princess Cheng'an of Khitan | ||||||||
| Empress dowager of the Western Xia dynasty | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1086 – 1099 | ||||||||
| Died | 1099 | ||||||||
| Spouse | Emperor Huizong | ||||||||
| Issue | Emperor Chongzong | ||||||||
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| Father | Liang Yimai | ||||||||
Empress (Dowager) Liang the Junior (小梁太后, died 1099), posthumously titled Empress Zhaojian Wenmu (昭簡文穆皇后), was an empress consort of the Western Xia.[1] She was a member of the Liang clan, but her personal name is not known. She was married to Emperor Huizong of Western Xia, and was regent from 1086 to 1099 during the minority of her son, Emperor Chongzong of Western Xia.[2]
Chongzong ascended the throne when he was only a young child, and his mother the Empress Dowager steered the kingdom until her death.[3][4]
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