| Chu Suanzi 褚蒜子 | |||||
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| Empress dowager of the Eastern Jin Dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 18 November 344 – 5 July 384 | ||||
| Predecessor | Empress Yu Wenjun | ||||
| Successor | Li Lingrong | ||||
| Regent of the Eastern Jin Dynasty | |||||
| Reign | 344–357, 364–366, 373–376 | ||||
| Monarchs | Emperor Mu Emperor Ai Emperor Fei Emperor Xiaowu | ||||
| Empress consort of the Eastern Jin dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 10 February 343 – 18 November 344 | ||||
| Predecessor | Empress Du Lingyang | ||||
| Successor | Empress He Fani | ||||
| Born | 324 | ||||
| Died | 5 July 384 (aged 59–60) Jiankang, Eastern Jin | ||||
| Spouse | Emperor Kang of Jin | ||||
| Issue | Emperor Mu of Jin | ||||
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| Father | Chu Pou | ||||
| Mother | Xie Zhenshi[1] | ||||
Chu Suanzi (Chinese: 褚蒜子; 324[2] – 5 July 384[3]), formally Empress Kangxian (康獻皇后, literally "the joyful and wise empress"), at times as Empress Dowager Chongde (崇德太后), was an empress of the Jin Dynasty (266–420). Her husband was Emperor Kang, and, outliving him by 40 years, she was an empress dowager during the reigns of five emperors, including serving as regents for three of them: her son Emperor Mu (344–357), her nephew Emperor Ai (364–366), and her cousin Emperor Xiaowu (373–376). Despite the power she held, she appeared to largely yield to the judgement of high-level officials who advised her and rarely made decisions on her own.