Princess Consort Shao of Wei

Princess Consort Shao of Wei, also known as Empress Tudan, was the wife of the seventh emperor of the Jurchen-led Chinese Jin dynasty, Wanyan Yongji. After her husband was killed, she was stripped of her title and banished to Zhengzhou.

Princess Consort Shao of Wei
衛紹王后
Empress consort of the Jin dynasty
Tenure1209 – 1213
PredecessorEmpress Qinhuai
SuccessorEmpress Rensheng
Born1168
HusbandWanyan Yongji, Prince Shao of Wei
Posthumous name
Princess Consort Wèi shào
衛紹王后
ClanTudan (by birth)
Wanyan (by marriage)
DynastyJin
Princess Consort Shao of Wei
Traditional Chinese衛紹王后
Simplified Chinese卫绍王后
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWèi shào wánghòu
Empress Tudan
Traditional Chinese徒單皇后
Simplified Chinese徒单皇后
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTúdān huánghòu

Biography

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Lady Tudan became Empress of Jin in 1209. When Hushahu rebelled in 1213, she moved with her husband to the region of Wei. Later in the year, her husband was killed and Wudubu ascended the throne as Emperor Xuanzong. Xuanzong demoted Wuyan Yongji to Marquis of Donghai and demoted Empress Tudan. In 1214, the Jin capital was moved to Bianjing, and the Emperor decreed that all members of Wanyan Yongji's family be imprisoned in Zhengzhou with no option to leave. It was further decreed that the family's men and women would not be permitted to marry for 19 years. In 1232, Emperor Aizong lifted the restriction on movement. By this time, the Jin could not hold Henan, and it is not known what happened to the former Empress or her descendants.[1]

Family

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References

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  1. ^ "列傳第二 后妃下 (Biographies 2, Imperial wives and concubines [lower volume])". 金史 [History of Jin] (in Literary Chinese). Vol. 64.