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Xiao Noujin (Liao consort)

Type Figure Region Liao Time 983–1032 Also known as Consort Qi Xiao Noujin、Empress Dowager Qitian、Empress Dowager Xiao Noujin

Consort of Liao's Emperor Shengzong and birth mother of Liao's Xingzong, Yelu Zongzhen. Born 983, died 1032.…

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  1. 983–1031Supreme Capital, Linhuang Prefecture · Supreme Capital CircuitShe entered the palace as consort of Liao's Shengzong, titled Consort Qi, and bore his third son Yelu Zongzhen. Though not the principal consort, her status rose as mother of the heir apparent, forming a political alliance with the powerful minister Han Derang.
  2. 1031–1032Supreme Capital, Linhuang Prefecture · Supreme Capital CircuitAfter Shengzong's death in 1031, she governed jointly with Han Derang as empress dowager, ruling from behind the curtain. In 1032 she lost power after conflict with Han officials including Xiao Hanliu, was stripped of the empress dowager title and confined, and forced to die the same year; Xingzong thereby began personal rule.

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