Empress Zhaojian

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. 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.

Empress Zhaojian
昭簡皇后
Empress consort of the Western Xia dynasty
Tenure1083 – 1086
PredecessorEmpress Gongsu
SuccessorYelü Nanxian, Princess Cheng'an of Khitan
Empress dowager of the Western Xia dynasty
Tenure1086 – 1099
Died1099
SpouseEmperor Huizong
IssueEmperor Chongzong
Regnal name
Empress Dowager Desheng (德盛皇太后, 𗣼𗯿𘓺𗨺𘜹)
Empress Dowager Shengzhi Guanglu Zhimin Jili Desheng (勝智廣禄治民集禮德盛皇太后, 𘄡𗠁𗟶𗾟𗚉𘇚𗅲𗄭𗣼𗯿𘓺𗨺𘜹)
Posthumous name
Empress Zhaojian Wenmu (昭簡文穆皇后)
FatherLiang Yimai

References

    • "Tangut roots and Chinese habits". Western Xia Dynasty. Chinaknowledge. Retrieved 2 April 2005.
    • "Liao, Xi Xia, and Jin Dynasties 907-1234". China 7 BC To 1279. Retrieved 2 April 2005.
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