Empress Ashina

Ashina
Empress consort of Northern Zhou
Tenure20 April 568[1] – 21 June 578
PredecessorEmpress Dugu
SuccessorYang Lihua
Born551
DiedMay 30, 582(582-05-30) (aged 30–31)
Burial5 June, 582
Chenma (陈马), Xianyang
SpouseEmperor Wu of Northern Zhou
Posthumous name
Empress Wucheng (武成皇后)
Empress Wude (武德皇后, per epitaph)[2]
HouseAshina
FatherMuqan Qaghan
SealAshina's signature

Empress Ashina (阿史那皇后) (551 – 30 May 582) was a Göktürk princess, who became an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Zhou dynasty. She was the daughter of Göktürk's third khagan Muqan Qaghan, and her husband was Emperor Wu.

  1. ^ ([天和三年]三月癸卯,皇后阿史那氏至自突厥。) Zhou Shu, vol.05
  2. ^ Yang, Xiaomin (2023). "Ancient Genome of Empress Ashina reveals the Northeast Asian origin of Göktürk Khanate". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 61 (6): Supplementary material S1. doi:10.1111/jse.12938. S2CID 255690237.