Queen Dowager Zhao

Queen Dowager Zhao
Bornc. 280 BC
Died228 BC (aged 51–52)
Burial
Zhiyang
SpouseKing Zhuangxiang of Qin
IssueQin Shi Huang

Zhao Ji (Chinese: ; lit. 'Consort Zhao';[n 1] c. 280–228 BC), personal name unknown, was the wife of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and the mother of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.[1] Upon her marriage, she was the Lady Zhao; after the king's death, she was the Queen Dowager (Chinese: ).


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  1. ^ Lee, Lily & al. Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E.–618 C.E., p. 251. M.E. Sharpe, 2007. ISBN 0765617501