Empress Song (Han dynasty)

Empress Song
宋皇后
Empress of the Han dynasty
TenureAug/Sep 171 – Oct/Nov 178
PredecessorEmpress Huansi
SuccessorEmpress Lingsi
BornUnknown
Diedlate 178
SpouseEmperor Ling of Han
FatherSong Feng

Empress Song (fl.170 – late 178[1]) was an empress of the Han dynasty of China. She was Emperor Ling's first wife, and later became a victim of the powerful eunuchs.

  1. ^ Empress Song's biography in Book of the Later Han recorded that she died soon after being deposed as empress. According to Liu Hong's biography in Book of the Later Han, Empress Song was deposed in the 10th month of the 1st year of the Guang'he era of Liu Hong's reign. This corresponds to 29 Oct to 27 Nov 178 in the Julian calendar.[(光和元年冬十月) 皇后宋氏废] Houhanshu, vol. 08.