Empress Gao (Xuanwu)

Empress Gao Ying (高英[1]) (died 14 November 518[2]) was an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Wei dynasty. She was the second empress of Emperor Xuanwu.[3][4]

  1. ^ Lady Gao's personal name was recorded in her epitaph.
  2. ^ wushen day of the 9th month of the Shengui era, per Emperor Xiaoming's biography in Book of Wei
  3. ^ "The four most powerful women in The Story of Yanxi Palace". South China Morning Post. 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  4. ^ Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Stefanowska, A. D.; Wiles, Sue (2015-03-26). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E. - 618 C.E. Routledge. ISBN 9781317475910.