Shulü Ping
Liao Dynasty empress dowager (879-953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shulü Ping (Chinese: 述律平; 19 October 879 – 1 August 953), nickname Yueliduo (月里朵), formally Empress Yingtian (simplified Chinese: 应天皇后; traditional Chinese: 應天皇后) also known as Empress Di (地皇后) during the reign of her husband Emperor Taizu of Liao (Yelü Abaoji), posthumous name initially Empress Zhenlie (貞烈皇后, "the virtuous and achieving empress") then Empress Chunqin (淳欽皇后, "the pure and honoured empress") was an empress of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. After Emperor Taizu's death in 926, she served as empress dowager until her death in 953. She was directly involved in two imperial successions and is credited with changing expectations of widows in Khitan society.
Shulü Ping | |||||||||
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Born | (879-10-19)19 October 879 | ||||||||
Died | 1 August 953(953-08-01) (aged 73) | ||||||||
Spouse | Emperor Taizu of Liao | ||||||||
Issue | Yelü Bei, Emperor Wenxian Qinyi Emperor Taizong of Liao Yelü Lihu, Emperor Zhangsui | ||||||||
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Father | Shulü Pogu |