Soong Ching-Ling

Soong Ching-Ling

female, deceased (1981)
Soong Ch'ing-ling (January 27, 1893 - May 29, 1981) was one of the Soong sisters-three sisters whose husbands were amongst China's most significant...
Empress Dowager Cixi

Empress Dowager Cixi

female, deceased (1908)
Empress Dowager Cixi, was from the Manchu Yehe Nara Clan. She was a powerful and charismatic figure who became the "de facto" ruler of the Manchu...
Empress Dowager Hu

Empress Dowager Hu

female, deceased (528)
Empress Dowager Hu (d. May 17, 528), formally Empress Ling (靈皇后, literally "the unattentive empress"), was an empress dowager of the Chinese dynast...
Empress Dowager Longyu

Empress Dowager Longyu

female, deceased (1913)
Yehenara, Empress Xiao Ding Jing ; is better known as the Empress Dowager Longyu (1868 - 1913). Longyu was the Qing Dynasty Empress Consort of the...
Empress Xiao

Empress Xiao

female, deceased (1009)
Xiao Shi (932-1009) was married to Emperor Jingzong of Liao. At his death in 969, she became regent for her son Shengzong. She commanded her own...
Jiang Qing

Jiang Qing

female, deceased (1991)
Jiang Qing, born Lǐ Shūméng, known under various other names, including the stage name Lan Ping, and commonly referred to as Madame Mao, (March 191...
Empress Liang Na

Empress Liang Na

female, deceased (150)
Empress Liang Na (梁妠) (116-150), formally Empress Shunlie, was an empress during the Han Dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Shun of Han. She late...
Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian

female, deceased (705)
Wu Zetian (625 – December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only woman in the history of China to assume the title of Emperor. Ruling...
Empress Feng

Empress Feng

female, deceased (490)
Empress Feng (馮皇后, personal name unknown) (442-490), formally Empress Wenming was an empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei. Her husban...
Empress Deng Sui

Empress Deng Sui

female, deceased (121)
Empress Deng Sui (鄧綏) (AD 81 - 121), formally Empress Hexi was an empress during Han Dynasty. She was Emperor He's second wife. She later, as empr...