A portrait of Empress Wenxianzhaosheng

Empress Wenxianzhaosheng (Chinese: 文獻昭聖皇后; pinyin: Wénxiànzhāoshèng Huánghòu, died before 1329) was mother of Jayaatu Khan (Emperor Wenzong), emperor of the Yuan dynasty of China. She was an ethnic Tangut[1] and a concubine of Külüg Khan. She gave birth to the future Jayaatu Khan in 1304.

Her given name is unknown. Her posthumous name "Emperor Wenxian Zhaosheng" was accorded by her son in 1329.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Lane, George (2018). A Short History of the Mongols. I.B. Tauris. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-78672-339-0.
  2. ↑ Zhao, George Qingzhi (2008). Marriage as Political Strategy and Cultural Expression: Mongolian Royal Marriages from World Empire to Yuan Dynasty. Peter Lang. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-4331-0275-2.


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