| Empress Xiaocigao 孝慈高皇后 | |||||||||
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| Empress Consort of the Ming Dynasty | |||||||||
| Tenure | 23 January 1368 – 23 September 1382 | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Xiaominrang | ||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1332 Yuan Zhishun 3, 25th day of the 6th month (元至順三年六月二十五日) Suzhou | ||||||||
| Died | 23 September 1382 (aged 50) Ming Hongwu 15, 16th day of the 8th month (明洪武十五年八月十六日) Yingtian Prefecture, Zhili (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China) | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Hongwu Emperor | ||||||||
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| Clan | Ma (馬) | ||||||||
| Father | Lord Ma, Prince of Xu (徐王 馬公) | ||||||||
| Mother | Zheng Ao, Consort of Prince of Xu (徐王夫人 鄭媼) | ||||||||
Empress Xiaocigao (Chinese: 孝慈高皇后, 18 July 1332 – 23 September 1382), commonly known as Empress Ma (Chinese: 馬皇后), was an imperial consort of the Ming dynasty. She was the principal wife of the Hongwu Emperor and acted as his adviser in politics, exerting a large amount of influence during his reign.[1]
- ^ Lily Xiao Hong Lee; Sue Wiles (13 March 2014). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming, 618-1644. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 282–284. ISBN 978-0-7656-4316-2.