Empress Dou (Wen)
| Dou Yifang | |||||||||
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| Empress of the Han dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 179–157 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Empress Lü | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Bo | ||||||||
| Empress Dowager of the Han dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 157–141 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Empress Dowager Bo | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Wang Zhi | ||||||||
| Grand Empress Dowager of the Han dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 141 – 29 June 135 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Grand Empress Dowager Bo | ||||||||
| Successor | Grand Empress Dowager Shangguan | ||||||||
| Born | Dou Yifang c.205 BC Qinghe, Zhao Kingdom, Western Han dynasty | ||||||||
| Died | 29 June 135 BC (aged 70) | ||||||||
| Spouse | Emperor Wen of Han | ||||||||
| Issue | Eldest Princess Guantao Emperor Jing of Han Liu Wu, Prince Xiao of Liang | ||||||||
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| Father | Dou Chong, Marquis Ancheng | ||||||||
Empress Dou (Chinese: 竇皇后; died 29 June 135 BC), personal name Dou Yifang, posthumous name Empress Xiaowen (孝文皇后), was an empress consort of the Chinese Western Han dynasty who greatly influenced the reigns of her husband Emperor Wen and her son Emperor Jing with her adherence to Taoist philosophy; she was the main supporter of the Huang-Lao school. She therefore contributed greatly to the Rule of Wen and Jing, commonly considered one of the golden ages of Chinese history.