Empress Wang | |
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Empress of the Western Han dynasty | |
Reign | 26 Mar 64 BC – Jan 48 BC |
Predecessor | Empress Huo Chengjun |
Successor | Empress Wang Zhengjun |
Died | 22 September 16 BC |
Spouse | Emperor Xuan |
Dynasty | Han dynasty |
Father | Wang Fengguang |
Empress Wang (王皇后, personal name unknown) (died 22 September 16 BC[1]), formally Empress Xiaoxuan (孝宣皇后), semi-formally Empress Dowager Qiongcheng (邛成太后), to distinguish her from her daughter-in-law Wang Zhengjun, with the same family name, but otherwise unrelated to her) was an empress during the Western Han dynasty. She was the third wife of Emperor Xuan.