Empress Dowager Dong
董太后
Source:
wikipedia.com
- Died
- 189
- Ancestral home
- Hejian (Xian County, Hebei)
- Also known as
- Empress Dong Lady Dong
- Book mentions
- 13
Roles:
empress dowager
Factions:
Han dynasty
(primary)
Links:
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Wikipedia entry Bio
Appears in 3 chapters:
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Chapter 2
— Zhang Fei Whips The Government Officer; He Jin Plots To Kill The Eunuchs.
Mother of Emperor Ling and raiser of Liu Xie, whose succession she pushes. Defeated when He Jin enthrones Liu Bian, she schemes with the eunuchs, making Liu Xie Prince of Chenliu and her brother Dong Chong a general - until He Jin's faction banishes her to her old fief of Hejian and has her poisoned there in the country.
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Chapter 3
— In Wenming Garden, Dong Zhuo Denounces Ding Yuan; With Red Hare, Li Su Bribes Lu Bu.
Invoked by Zhang Rang as he reviles He Jin at the Gate of Grand Virtue: what crime had Empress Dong committed that she was put to death, and who feigned sickness at the Mother of the Country's funeral?
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Chapter 4
— Deposition Of The Emperor: The Prince Of Chenliu Gets The Throne; Schemes Against Dong Zhuo: Cao Cao Presents A Sword.
Cited in the deposition document: 'Empress Dong died suddenly and no one knew why' - her murder now part of the official case against Empress He's regime.