Wei Zifu (simplified Chinese: 卫子夫; traditional Chinese: 衛子夫; pinyin: Weì Zǐfū; Wade–Giles: Wei Tzu-fu; died 9 September 91 BC[3]), posthumously known as Empress Si of the Filial Wu (Chinese: 孝武思皇后; pinyin: Xiàowǔ Sī Huánghòu) or Wei Si Hou (衛思后, "Wei the Thoughtful Empress"), was an empress consort during ancient China's Han dynasty. She was the second wife of the famous Emperor Wu and his spouse for 49 years. She stayed as his empress for 38 years, the second longest in Chinese history (behind only the 47-year reign of Empress Wang, the wife of Ming dynasty's Wanli Emperor, who lived over 1,600 years later). She was the mother of Emperor Wu's heir apparent Liu Ju and a great-grandmother of Liu Bingyi, as well as an older half-sister of the famed general Wei Qing, a younger aunt of Huo Qubing, and a step-aunt of Han statesman Huo Guang.
^jiazi day of the 3th month of the 1st year of the Yuan'shuo era, per Emperor Wu's biography in Book of Han
^Although Lady Wei's birth year was not recorded, she was noted to be a young woman in 139 BC when she caught the eye of Emperor Wu. Thus, her birth year should be in the 150s BC.
^gengyin day of the 7th month of the 2nd year of the Zheng'he era, per Emperor Wu's biography in Book of Han
WeiZifu (simplified Chinese: 卫子夫; traditional Chinese: 衛子夫; pinyin: WeìZǐfū; Wade–Giles: Wei Tzu-fu; died 9 September 91 BC), posthumously known as Empress...
Emperor Wu of Han as the younger half-brother of Emperor Wu's wife Empress WeiZifu, and later the third husband of Emperor Wu's older sister Eldest Princess...
nephew of the general Wei Qing and Empress WeiZifu (Emperor Wu's wife), and a half-brother of the statesman Huo Guang. Along with Wei Qing, he led a campaign...
and Empress WeiZifu were the only two empresses during Emperor Wu's reign. Emperor Wu did not make anyone empress after Empress WeiZifu committed suicide...
beautiful young singer called WeiZifu (衛子夫) and had immediately fallen in love with her. Following a romantic encounter with WeiZifu, Emperor Wu immediately...
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concubines (aimed at WeiZifu in particular), she was officially deposed in August 130 BC, leaving open the position of empress. WeiZifu had become Emperor...
Han executes Prime Minister Gongsun He (the brother-in-law of Empress WeiZifu) and his clan because Gongsun's son is accused of adultery with the emperor's...
concubine of Emperor Wu. Civil unrest broke out between her family and WeiZifu's family. Moreover, her siblings defected to the Xiongnu and became traitors...
Zifu Town (Chinese: 资福镇) is a town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Shuangfupu Town and Huitang Town on the west, Batang Town...
Jiangsu). He had an adulterous affair with a Lady Wei (魏媼), the daughter of a member of the Wei royal family. Empress Dowager Bo was born of this union...
to curse Emperor Wu's favourite consort, WeiZifu, this being regarded an act of heresy and treason. WeiZifu is made the new Empress. Spring: the Xiongnu...
returned from her hiatus in 2014, Wang starred as the titular protagonist WeiZifu in her first historical drama The Virtuous Queen of Han. She also starred...
Empress Wei may refer to: WeiZifu (died 91 BC), empress of the Han dynasty Empress Dowager Wei (Later Liang) (fl. 401), empress dowager of the Later...
Crown Prince Liu Ju, the son of Empress WeiZifu. That, in turn, led to conspiracies against Prince Ju and Empress Wei, eventually forcing Prince Ju to pre-emptively...
Han executes Prime Minister Gongsun He (the brother-in-law of Empress WeiZifu) and his clan because Gongsun's son is accused of adultery with the emperor's...
known for initiating a conspiracy against Cao Cao, the ruler of state of Cao Wei. Empress Fu Shou is praised in the traditional point of view as one of the...
Zhi, consort of Emperor Gaozu of Han: 97 Wei Qing – a younger paternal half-brother of the Empress WeiZifu, consort of Emperor Wu of Han, one of the...
upon banishment by the Chongzhen Emperor. Empress Xiaowu Si of Han, or WeiZifu, was born in a peasant family and ended up as the second wife and empress...
of former Crown Prince Liu Ju; he was the son of Emperor Wu and Empress WeiZifu who committed suicide in September 91 BC after being forced into an unsuccessful...
to curse Emperor Wu's favourite consort, WeiZifu, this being regarded an act of heresy and treason. WeiZifu is made the new Empress. Spring: the Xiongnu...
Emperor Wu), kidnaps Zifu's brother Wei Qing, who is rescued by Gongsun Ao. Wu responds by advancing the careers of members of the Wei family. The Lusitanian...
murders Ptolemy Memphites, the puppet ruler of Cleopatra II. Concubine WeiZifu gives birth to Liu Ju, the future Crown Prince. Publius Servilius Vatia...
Xiongnu custody for more than ten years and would be given a Xiongnu wife. WeiZifu enters Emperor Wu's palace as a concubine and becomes pregnant. Enraged...
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