Empress Dowager Lü
| Lü Zhi | |
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| Regent of the Han Dynasty | |
| Regency | 195–180 BC (15 years) |
| Regent |
Emperor Hui Emperor Qianshao Emperor Houshao |
| Empress Consort of the Han Dynasty | |
| Tenure | 202–195 BC (7 years) |
| Successor | Empress Zhang Yan |
| Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty | |
| Tenure | 195–188 BC (7 years) |
| Successor | Empress Zhang Yan |
| Grand Empress Dowager of the Han Dynasty | |
| Tenure | 188–180 BC (8 years) |
| Successor | Consort Bo |
| Born | 241 BC Shanfu, China |
| Died | 180 BC (aged 60–61) |
| Spouse | Emperor Gaozu of Han |
| Issue |
Princess Yuan of Lu Emperor Hui of Han |
| Father | Lü Wen, Prince Xuan of Lü |
| Lü Zhi | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 呂雉 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 吕雉 | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǚ Zhì |
Lü Zhi (241–180 BC), courtesy name Exu (Chinese: 娥姁; pinyin: Éxǔ), commonly known as Empress Lü (simplified Chinese: 吕后; traditional Chinese: 呂后; pinyin: Lǚ Hòu) and Empress Dowager Lü (simplified Chinese: 吕太后; traditional Chinese: 呂太后; pinyin: Lǚ Tàihòu), or formally Empress Gao of Han (simplified Chinese: 汉高后; traditional Chinese: 漢高后; pinyin: Hàn Gāo Hòu), was the empress consort of Emperor Gaozu, the founder and first ruler of the Han Dynasty. They had two known children, Liu Ying (later Emperor Hui of Han) and Princess Yuan of Lu. Lü Zhi was the first woman to assume the title Empress of China. After Emperor Gaozu's death, she was honoured as Empress Dowager and later as Grand Empress Dowager (太皇太后) during the short reigns of Emperor Hui and his successors Liu Gong (Emperor Qianshao) and Liu Hong (Emperor Houshao).
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