Ming Dynasty
17 portrait chapters in the Chinese Empresses collection.
The era
Ming Dynasty
Chinese Empresses
The first Ming emperor, Hongwu, laid the basis of an authoritarian political culture. Despite early expansion, it was an inward-looking state with an emphasis on its agrarian base. Gradual burgeoning of the commercial sector; important changes in the economy and social relations in the latter part of the dynasty; also a vibrant literary scene as represented by publication of the novel Journey to the West.
Early Period
- Empress Hu and Empress Sun
- Empress Zhang (Hongxi)
- Empress Xu
- Empress Xiaominrang
- Empress Ma (Empress Xiaocigao)
Middle Period
- Empress Qian
- Empress Wang (Jingtai) and Empress Hang
- Empress Wu and Empress Wang
- Empress Zhang (Hongzhi)
- Empress Xia
- Empress Chen, Empress Zhang, Empress Fang
End Period
- Empress Xiaoyizhuang
- Empress Chen (Longqi)
- Empress Xiaoduanxian (Wang Xijie)
- Empress Xiaoyuanzhen
- Empress Zhang (Tianqi)
- Empress Zhou
Early Period
Empress Hu and Empress Sun
Empress Zhang (Hongxi)
Empress Xu
Empress Ma
Empress Ma (Empress Xiaocigao)
Middle Period
Empress Qian
Empress Wang (Jingtai) and Empress Hang
Empress Wu and Empress Wang
Empress Zhang (Hongzhi)
Empress Xia
Empress Chen, Empress Zhang, Empress Fang
End Period
Empress Xiaoyizhuang
Empress Chen (Longqi)
Empress Xiaoduanxian (Wang Xijie)
Empress Xiaoyuanzhen
Empress Zhang (Tianqi)
Empress Zhou
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