← Explore on the interactive map

Chabi

Type Figure Region Mongolian Plateau Time c. 1225–1281 Also known as Empress Zhaorui Shunsheng

Chabi (c. 1225–1281), principal wife of Kublai Khan and founding empress of the Yuan dynasty, of Mongol Khongirad nobility;…

Timeline

  1. c. 1225–1250Steppe north of the Gobi · Mongolian PlateauChabi came from the prominent Mongol Khongirad clan and married Kublai in her youth; renowned for her virtue and frugality, she gradually gained his favor and became his most honored wife.
  2. 1259–1281Dadu · North ChinaAfter Kublai ascended the throne he invested Chabi as empress. After the Yuan dynasty was founded in 1271 she continued to take part in court governance as empress, urging the emperor to lighten corvée and taxes and spare the people's strength, and raising the imperial prince Zhenjin and others.

Sources