| Xiao Guanyin | |
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| Empress consort of the Liao dynasty | |
| Tenure | 1055–13 December 1075 |
| Successor | Xiao Tansi |
| Born | 1040 |
| Died | December 13, 1075 (aged 34–35) |
| Burial | Qing Mausoleum (慶陵) |
| Spouse | Emperor Daozong of Liao |
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| Father | Xiao Hui |
| Mother | Yelü Shuogu |
Xiao Guanyin (Chinese: 蕭觀音; 1040–13 December 1075), known as the Empress Yide (懿德皇后) during her tenure from 1055 to 1075, and as Empress Xuanyi (宣懿皇后) after her death, was an empress consort of the Liao dynasty of China, married to her cousin Emperor Daozong. She was falsely accused of adultery and forced to commit suicide.
Xiao Guanyin was described as "exceedingly beautiful". A sinicized Khitan, she was a pipa virtuoso and wrote songs as well as Chinese poetry. Fourteen of her poems have survived, which have all been translated into English.[1]
- ^ Zhang, Aidong; Schlepp, Wayne (1998). "Xiao Guanyin: Her Tragic Life and Melancholy Poems". Journal of Song-Yuan Studies. 28 (28): 213–221. JSTOR 23496069.