Queen Zhou (other)
Consort Zhou may refer to: *Consort Zhou (Cheng) (died 363), concubine of Emperor Cheng of Jin *Empress Zhou (Former Shu) (died 918), wife of Wang Jian (Emperor Gaozu) *Queen Zhou the Elder (936–964), first wife of Li Yu (ruler of Southern Tang) *Empress Zhou (Ming dynasty) Empress Xiaojielie (10 May 1611 – 24 April 1644), of the Zhou clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the Chongzhen Emperor. She is commonly referred to as Empress Zhou. Early life Empress Zhou originated from Suz ...

Consort Zhou (Cheng)
Consort Zhou (周貴人, personal name unknown) (died 363) was a Chinese imperial consort during Jin Dynasty (266–420). She was a concubine of Emperor Cheng. She was favored by him, and she bore him his only two sons – Sima Pi (later Emperor Ai) and Sima Yi (later Emperor Fei). After Emperor Ai became emperor in 362, succeeding his cousin Emperor Mu, he honored her with the title "Consort Dowager" (皇太妃), but never honored her as empress dowager Empress dowager (also dowager empress or empress mother) () is the English language translation of the title given to the mother or widow of a Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese emperor in the Chinese cultural sphere. The title was also g ... (as that position was held by Emperor Mu's mother Empress Dowager Chu). She died in 363 and was buried with great honors, but not with honors of an empress, as she was never one. References Jin dynasty (266–420) imperial consorts 363 deaths Year of birth unknown 4t ...
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Empress Zhou (Former Shu)
Empress Zhou (周皇后, personal name unknown) (died October 1, 918Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...br>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', :zh:s:資治通鑑/卷270, vol. 270.), formally (as her posthumous name) Empress Shunde (), known as Empress Zhaosheng () in her lifetime, was an empress of the History of China, Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu, as the wife of Former Shu's first emperor Wang Jian (Former Shu), Wang Jian. Background It is not known when the future Empress Zhou was born, but it is known that her family was from Xu Prefecture (許州, in modern Xuchang, Henan) — the capital of Tang Dynasty's Zhongwu Circuit (), where her husband Wang Jian (Former Shu), Wang Jian started his career ...
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Queen Zhou The Elder
Zhou Ehuang (周娥皇) ( 936 – 8 December 964), posthumously named QueenHer title ''guohou'' (國后; literally "kingdom's consort") is frequently translated in English-language literature as "empress". This translation does not differentiate between her title and her mother-in-law Empress Zhong's title of ''huanghou'' (皇后; literally "empire's consort", or "empress"). In 959, in order to end invasions by the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Southern Tang ruler Li Jing (Zhou Ehuang's father-in-law) relinquished all imperial trappings, including his claim as an emperor. From that point, Southern Tang became a nominal vassal state of the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Song Dynasty which succeeded Later Zhou in 960, and the terminologies used reflected this relationship. Zhaohui (昭惠國后), was a queen consort of imperial China's short-lived Southern Tang state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Her husband was Li Yu, Southern Tang's third and last ruler. She is bes ...
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