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Empress Xia

Type Figure Region Southern Song China Time c. 1130–1167 Also known as Empress Chenggong、Lady of Qi'an Commandery

Xia (c. 1130–1167), empress of Xiaozong of Southern Song, posthumously titled Chenggong.…

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  1. 1162Lin'an imperial palace · Hangzhou CityAfter Xiaozong received the abdication and ascended the throne, he first promoted Xia to Noble Consort, then swiftly established her as empress, managing the inner palace. At the time, Xiaozong's biological mother, Lady Zhang of Prince Xiu'an Xi, was separately honored and maintained; Xia governed the inner palace in the capacity of a second wife.
  2. 1166Lin'an imperial palace · Hangzhou CityIn the second year of Qiandao, eleven of Empress Xia's relatives were granted official posts, such as her brother Xia Zhizhong, who later rose to the rank of Military Commissioner of Fengguo Army. Of humble origin, Xia's clan thereby enjoyed imperial favor and became an important force in the inner palace in the early Qiandao era.
  3. 1167Lin'an imperial palace · Hangzhou CityIn the seventh month of the third year of Qiandao, Empress Xia died in the palace, initially titled Angong. Xiaozong later established Lady Xie as empress; under Ningzong, her title was changed to Chenggong, and her clan again received favors.

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