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Lü Zhi (241–14 August 180 BC), courtesy name E'xu (娥姁) and commonly known as Empress Lü (traditional Chinese: 呂后; simplified Chinese: 吕后; pinyin: Lǚ Hòu) and formally Empress Gao of Han (漢高后; 汉高后; Hàn Gāo Hòu), was the empress consort of Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty.
Empress Lü (呂皇后, personal name unknown) (died c. 180 BCE) was an empress during the Han dynasty. [1] Lady Lü was the daughter of Lü Lu (呂祿), the son of Lü Shizhi (吕雉)— the elder brother of the powerful Grand Empress Dowager Lü Zhi, who was the true power at the time even though her grandson Emperor Houshao (Liu Hong) was ...
Oct 4, 2018 · When the emperor returned to the city, Liu Ruyi had died of suspicious causes—the Grand Historian, Sima Qian (c. 145-90 BCE), claimed that Empress Dowager Lü had him poisoned. While horrible, Liu Ruyi’s early death was a kind fate compared to what allegedly happened to his mother.
The Lü Clan disturbance ( Chinese: 呂氏之亂; pinyin: Lǚ shì zhī luàn, 180 BCE) refers to a political upheaval after the death of Empress Lü Zhi of the early Han dynasty. In the aftermath, her clan of Lü ( 呂) were deposed from their seats of power and exterminated, Emperor Houshao was deposed and Emperor Wen acceded the throne.
Lü Zhi (呂雉) was the wife of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han dynasty. Whilst she never proclaimed herself as China’s primary ruler, the power she held throughout her life has led many historians to view her as the first Empress to rule China.
Lü Zhi, courtesy name E'xu (娥姁) and commonly known as Empress Lü and formally Empress Gao of Han, was the empress consort of Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty. They had two known children, Liu Ying and Princess Yuan of Lu.
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Mar 8, 2011 · Empress Lü 呂后 (died 180 BCE), also known as Empress Dowager Lü 呂太后, personal Name Lü Zhi 呂雉 or Lü Exu 呂娥姁, was the wife of Liu Bang 劉邦 (known as Emperor Gaozu, r. 202-195), the founder of the Han dynasty 漢 (206 BCE-220 CE).
