Empress Qinhuai
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| Empress Qinhuai 欽懷皇后 | |||||
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| Born | Hesu River, Shangjing | ||||
| Died | ca. 1186 – 1189 | ||||
| Spouse | Emperor Zhangzong of Jin | ||||
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| Clan | Pucha (by birth) Wanyan (by marriage) | ||||
| Dynasty | Jin | ||||
| Father | Heshang | ||||
| Mother | Princess Zhengguo | ||||
| Empress Qinhuai | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 欽懷皇后 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钦怀皇后 | ||||||
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Empress Qinhuai of the Pucha clan (d. ca. 1186 – 1189, personal name unknown) was the wife of Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, the sixth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. She died before he ascended the throne and was made empress posthumously.
Lady Pucha was from the aristocratic Pucha family, and many of her direct male ancestors held prominent positions in the Jin government. Lady Pucha's father also obtained various hereditary titles and military honours on marrying Princess Zhengguo, a daughter of Emperor Xizong, as befitting an imperial son-in-law.[1]
When Lady Pucha was born, it was reported that her entire body was covered in a red light that did not fade with time. She was raised by her maternal aunt, Princess Yiguo, and when she grew older, she was known as being filial and prudent.[1]
In 1183, Lady Pucha married Madage of the imperial Wanyan clan, the same year as his elaborate enfeoffment as Prince of Jinyuan (Chinese: 金源郡王), and she was thus given the title Lady of Jinyuan (Chinese: 金源郡王夫人). The History of Jin records that she was later given the title of imperial consort and died, but it does not record the year. She gave birth to a son named Hongyu in 1186.[1]