52:. Emperor Xuanwu greatly favored her and on 5 October 501 created her empress. She was said to be quiet, tolerant, and not jealous. The Empress and the Emperor had one son, Yuan Chang (元昌), in 506. By that point, however, she was said to have lost his favor, as he favored his cousin
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became exceedingly powerful. When
Empress Yu suddenly died in 507, it was believed that Consort Gao poisoned her, but historians concede that there is no conclusive evidence. When her son Yuan Chang died the following year (508), it was also alleged that Gao Zhao had him poisoned.
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of authorities in 501 — Yu Lie believed that the emperor lacked sufficient consorts, and so persuaded
Emperor Xuanwu's attendants to praise her beauty and virtues. Emperor Xuanwu took her as an imperial consort with the rank of
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She was the daughter of Yu Jing (于勁), the younger brother of the powerful general Yu Lie (于烈). It was said that when
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174:Empress Gao
135:Book of Wei
103:Book of Wei
79:Book of Wei
54:Consort Gao
783:507 deaths
778:488 births
767:Categories
698:3 Kingdoms
442:Zhu Manyue
427:Chen Yueyi
422:Yang Lihua
384:Empress Hu
374:Empress Hu
275:Empress Hu
265:Empress Yu
17:Empress Yu
407:Yuan Humo
255:Feng Qing
213:Empresses
389:Mu Sheli
260:Feng Run
168:501–507
157:Feng Run
155:Empress
131:Jingming
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99:Zhengshi
58:Gao Zhao
45:Yuan Xie
655:Lady Qi
364:Li Zu'e
215:of the
115:Wei Shu
95:dingmao
83:Wei Shu
29:Xianbei
27:of the
25:empress
738:W. Xia
680:Xia →
609:Li Ezi
533:Li Ezi
50:guiren
682:Shang
127:jihai
65:Notes
31:-led
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750:Ming
746:Yuan
734:Song
730:Liao
722:Tang
686:Zhou
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