| Dou Yifang | |||||||||
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| Empress Xiao Wen | |||||||||
| Empress of China | |||||||||
| Reign | 179–157 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Empress Lü | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Bo | ||||||||
| Empress Dowager of China | |||||||||
| Reign | 157–141 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Empress Dowager Bo | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Wang Zhi | ||||||||
| Grand Empress Dowager of China | |||||||||
| Reign | 141–135 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Grand Empress Dowager Bo | ||||||||
| Successor | Grand Empress Dowager Shangguan | ||||||||
| Born | Dou Yifang ca. 205 BC Qinghe, Principality of Zhao | ||||||||
| Died | 135 BC (aged 70) | ||||||||
| Spouse | Emperor Wen of Han | ||||||||
| Issue | Eldest Princess Guantao Emperor Jing of Han Liu Wu, Prince Xiao of Liang | ||||||||
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| Father | Dou Chong, Marquis Ancheng | ||||||||
Empress Dou (Chinese: 竇皇后; died 135 BC), formally Empress Xiaowen (孝文皇后), was an empress of the Chinese Han dynasty who greatly influenced the reigns of her husband Emperor Wen and her son Emperor Jing with her adherence to Taoist philosophy; she was the main support for the Huang-Lao school.[1] She therefore contributed greatly to the Rule of Wen and Jing, commonly considered one of the golden ages of Chinese history.