The title of empress (,
húanghòu) could also be given posthumously. The posthumous empresses are listed separately by the year they were given the title. ===
Predynastic Zhou (c. 1150–1046 BCE)=== ===
Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE)=== ===Western
Han dynasty (202 BC–9 AD)=== ===
Xin dynasty (9–23)=== ===Eastern
Han dynasty (25–220)=== ===
Three Kingdoms period (220–280)=== ====
Cao Wei (220–266)==== ====
Shu Han (221–263)==== ====
Eastern Wu (222–280)==== ===
Jin dynasty (266–403, 404–420)===
Huan Chu dynasty (403–404) ===
Sixteen Kingdoms period (304–439)=== ====
Cheng-Han (304–347)==== ====
Han-Zhao (304–329)==== ====
Later Zhao (319–351)==== ====
Ran Wei (350–352)==== ====
Former Liang (301–376)==== ====
Later Liang (386–403)==== ====
Western Liang (400–421)==== ====
Northern Liang (397–439)==== ====
Southern Liang (397–404, 408–414)==== ====
Former Qin (351–394)====
Later Qin • 386–394:
Empress She • 402–?:
Empress Zhang • 412–?:
Empress Qi • 416–417:
Yao Hong's empress Western Qin • 388–394, 394–400, 409–412:
Queen Bian • 394:
Queen Fu • 414–423:
Queen Tufa • 429–431:
Queen Liang Former Yan • 337–348:
Princess Duan • 348?–360:
Empress Kezuhun • 369–370:
Empress Kezuhun Later Yan • 388–396:
Duan Yuanfei • 396–398:
Empress Duan • 404–407:
Fu Xunying • 407–409:
Empress Li Northern Yan • 409–?:
Princess Sun • 430–?:
Princess Murong Southern Yan • 398–405:
Duan Jifei • 408–410:
Empress Huyan Xia • 407–425:
Empress Kezuhun • 425–427:
Helian Chang's empress Northern and Southern dynasties Liu Song • 422–424: Empress
Sima Maoying • 424–440: Empress
Yuan Qigui • 453:
Empress Yin Yuying • 453–464: Empress
Wang Xianyuan • 465:
Empress Lu • 465–472: Empress
Wang Zhenfeng • 472–477: Empress
Jiang Jiangui • 478–479: Empress
Xie Fanjing Southern Qi • 493–494:
He Jingying • 494:
Wang Shaoming • 498–501:
Chu Lingqu • 501–502:
Wang Shunhua Northern Wei • 400–409:
Empress Murong • 432–452:
Empress Helian • 456–465:
Empress Feng • 493–497:
Empress Feng Qing • 497–499:
Empress Feng Run • 501–507:
Empress Yu • 508–515:
Empress Gao • 5??–528:
Empress Hu • 528–530:
Empress Erzhu Ying'e • 530–531:
Empress Erzhu • 532:
Empress Erzhu • 533–534:
Empress Gao Western Wei • 535–538:
Empress Yifu • 538–540:
Empress Yujiulü • 553–554:
Empress Yuwen • 554–556:
Empress Ruogan Eastern Wei • 539–550:
Empress Gao Northern Qi • 550–559:
Empress Li Zu'e • 560–561:
Empress Yuan • 561–565:
Empress Hu • 565–572:
Empress Hulü • 572–573:
Empress Hu • 572–577:
Empress Mu Liang dynasty • 551:
Empress Zhang •
Empress Wang • 560–561:
Empress Wang Chen dynasty •
Zhang Yao'er •
Shen Miaorong •
Wang Shaoji •
Liu Jingyan •
Shen Wuhua Northern Zhou • 557–557: Empress
Yuan Humo • 568–568:
Empress Dugu • 568–578:
Empress Ashina • 578–579:
Yang Lihua • 579–580: Empress
Sima Lingji Sui dynasty • 581–602:
Dugu Qieluo, empress consort of
Emperor Wen • 605–618:
Empress Xiao, empress consort of
Emperor Yang Tang dynasty , an empress consort who became an imperial ruler during the Tang dynasty and during the emperor Gaozong. After the death of her husband, she became the sole ruler of China for more than two decades. • 626–636:
Empress Zhangsun, empress consort of
Emperor Taizong • 650–655:
Empress Wang, first empress consort of
Emperor Gaozong • 655–684:
Wu Zetian, second empress consort of Emperor Gaozong, later also an
empress regnant • 684–684:
Empress Wei, empress consort of
Emperor Zhongzong • 684–690:
Empress Liu, empress consort of
Emperor Ruizong • 705–710: Empress Wei (second time), empress consort of Emperor Zhongzong • 710–710:
Empress Lu, empress consort of
Emperor Shang • 712–724:
Empress Wang, empress consort of
Emperor Xuanzong • 758–762:
Empress Zhang, empress consort of
Emperor Suzong • 786–786:
Empress Wang, empress consort of
Emperor Dezong • 898–900:
Empress He, empress consort of
Emperor Zhaozong • 901–904: Empress He (second time), empress consort of Emperor Zhaozong ;Qin • Empress Ju ;Han (Dingyang) • Empress Ju ;Xia •
Empress Cao ;Yan •
Empress Duan •
Empress Xin ;Qi •
Empress Cao Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period Qi • 907–924:
Empress Liu, empress consort of
Li Maozhen Former Shu • 908–918:
Empress Zhou, empress consort of
Wang Jian • 918–921:
Empress Gao, first empress consort of
Wang Zongyan • 921–926:
Empress Jin Feishan, second empress consort of Wang Yan
Yan • 911–913:
Empress Li and
Empress Zhu, empress consorts of
Liu Shouguang Later Liang • 912–913:
Empress Zhang, empress consort of
Zhu Yougui Southern Han • 919–935:
Empress Ma, empress consort of
Liu Yan Later Tang • 924–926:
Empress Liu, empress consort of
Li Cunxu • 930–933:
Empress Cao, empress consort of
Li Siyuan • 934–934:
Empress Kong, empress consort of
Li Conghou • 934–936:
Empress Liu, empress consort of
Li Congke Wu • 933–937:
Empress Wang, empress consort of
Yang Pu Min • 935–935: Empress
Chen Jinfeng, empress consort of
Wang Yanjun • 936–939: Empress
Li Chunyan, empress consort of
Wang Jipeng • 942–944:
Empress Li, empress consort of
Wang Yanxi Southern Tang • 937–943:
Empress Song, empress consort of
Li Bian • 943–961:
Empress Zhong, empress consort of
Li Jing • 961–965:
Queen Zhou the Elder, first queen consort of
Li Yu • 968–975:
Queen Zhou the Younger, second queen consort of Li Yu
Later Jin • 941–942:
Empress Li, empress consort of
Shi Jingtang • 943–946:
Empress Feng, empress consort of
Shi Chonggui Yin • 943–?:
Empress Zhang, empress consort of
Wang Yanzheng Later Han • 947–948:
Empress Li, empress consort of
Liu Zhiyuan Later Zhou • 954–956:
Empress Fu the Elder, first empress consort of
Chai Rong • 959–959:
Empress Dowager Fu (Later Zhou), second empress consort of Chai Rong
Northern Han • ?–968:
Empress Guo, empress consort of
Liu Jun • 968–?:
Empress Ma, empress consort of
Liu Jiyuan Song dynasty of the Song dynasty • 929-958:
Empress He, first empress consort of
Emperor Taizu • 960–963:
Empress Wang, second empress consort of
Emperor Taizu • 968–976:
Empress Song, third empress consort of
Emperor Taizu • 984–997:
Empress Li, empress consort of
Emperor Taizong • 997–1007:
Empress Guo, first empress consort of
Emperor Zhenzong • 1012–1022:
Empress Liu, second empress consort of Emperor Zhenzong and Senior regent
Song dynasty • 1024–1033:
Empress Guo, first empress consort of
Emperor Renzong • 1034–1063:
Empress Cao, second empress consort of Emperor Renzong • 1065–1067:
Empress Gao, empress consort of
Emperor Yingzong • 1068–1085:
Empress Xiang, empress consort of
Emperor Shenzong • 1092–1096:
Empress Meng, first empress consort of
Emperor Zhezong • 1099–1100:
Empress Liu, second empress consort of Emperor Zhezong • 1100–1108:
Empress Wang, first empress consort of
Emperor Huizong • 1111–1126:
Empress Zheng, second empress consort of Emperor Huizong • 1126–1127:
Empress Zhu, empress consort of
Emperor Qinzong • 1127–1139:
Empress Xing, first empress consort of
Emperor Gaozong • 1143–1162:
Empress Wu, second empress consort of Emperor Gaozong • 1162–1167:
Empress Xia, first empress consort of
Emperor Xiaozong • 1167–1189:
Empress Xie, second empress consort of Emperor Xiaozong • 1189–1194:
Empress Li Fengniang, empress consort of
Emperor Guangzong • 1194–1200:
Empress Han, first empress consort of
Emperor Ningzong • 1200–1224:
Empress Yang, second empress consort of Emperor Ningzong • 1227–1264: Empress
Xie Daoqing, empress consort of
Emperor Lizong • 1267–1274:
Empress Quan, empress consort of
Emperor Duzong Yuan dynasty , consort to
Kublai Khan • 1260–1281:
Chabi, first empress consort of
Emperor Shizu • 1283–1294:
Nambui, second empress consort of Emperor Shizu • 1295–1307:
Bulugan, empress consort of
Emperor Chengzong • 1310–1311:
Zhenge, empress consort of
Emperor Wuzong • 1313–1320:
Radnashiri, empress consort of
Emperor Renzong • 1321–1323:
Sugabala, empress consort of
Emperor Yingzong • 1324–1328:
Babukhan Khatun, empress consort of
Emperor Taiding • 1328–1329:
Budashiri, empress consort of
Emperor Wenzong • 1329–1329:
Babusha, empress consort of
Emperor Mingzong • 1329–1332: Budashiri (second time), empress consort of Emperor Wenzong • 1332–1332:
Daliyetemishi, empress consort of
Emperor Ningzong • 1333–1335:
Danashri, first empress consort of
Emperor Huizong • 1337–1365:
Bayan Khutugh, second empress consort of Emperor Huizong • 1340–1370:
Empress Gi, third empress consort of Emperor Huizong
Ming dynasty , Ming dynasty , Ming dynasty • 1368–1382:
Empress Ma, empress consort of the
Hongwu Emperor • 1399–1402:
Empress Ma, empress consort of the
Jianwen Emperor • 1402–1407:
Empress Xu, empress consort of the
Yongle Emperor • 1424–1425:
Empress Zhang, empress consort of the
Hongxi Emperor • 1425–1428:
Empress Hu Shanxiang, first empress consort of the
Xuande Emperor • 1428–1435:
Empress Sun, second empress consort of the Xuande Emperor • 1442–1449:
Empress Qian, empress consort of the
Zhengtong Emperor • 1449–1452:
Empress Wang, first empress consort of the
Jingtai Emperor • 1452–1456:
Empress Hang, second empress consort of the Jingtai Emperor • 1457–1464: Empress Qian (second time), empress consort of the Tianshun Emperor (former Zhengtong Emperor) • 1464–1464:
Empress Wu, first empress consort of the
Chenghua Emperor • 1464–1487:
Empress Wang, second empress consort of the Chenghua Emperor • 1487–1505:
Empress Zhang, empress consort of the
Hongzhi Emperor • 1506–1521:
Empress Xia, empress consort of the
Zhengde Emperor • 1522–1528:
Empress Chen, first empress consort of the
Jiajing Emperor • 1528–1534:
Empress Zhang, second empress consort of the Jiajing Emperor • 1534–1547:
Empress Fang, third empress consort of the Jiajing Emperor • 1566–1572:
Empress Chen, empress consort of the
Longqing Emperor • 1578–1620: Empress
Wang Xijie, empress consort of the
Wanli Emperor • 1621–1627:
Empress Zhang, empress consort of the
Tianqi Emperor • 1628–1644:
Empress Zhou, empress consort of the
Chongzhen Emperor Southern Ming • 1645–1646:
Empress Zeng, empress consort of the
Longwu Emperor • 1646–1662:
Empress Wang, empress consort of the
Yongli Emperor Qing dynasty ==Empresses dowager==