Xu Pingjun
| Xu Pingjun | |||||
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| Empress of the Han dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 10 September 74 BC – 1 March 71 BC | ||||
| Predecessor | Empress Shangguan | ||||
| Successor | Empress Huo | ||||
| Born | 89 BC Changyi County, Shanyang Commandery (modern day Jinxiang County, Shandong) | ||||
| Died | 1 March 71 BC (aged 18) Chang'an (modern day Xi'an, Shaanxi) | ||||
| Spouse | Emperor Xuan of Han | ||||
| Issue | Emperor Yuan of Han | ||||
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| Father | Xu Guanghan, Marquis Dai of Pingen | ||||
Xu Pingjun (Chinese: 許平君) (89? BC – 1 March 71 BC), formally Empress Gong'ai (恭哀皇后; lit. ''the respectful and lamentable empress''), was an empress of the Chinese Western Han dynasty as the first wife of Emperor Xuan. She was murdered by poisoning by Huo Guang's wife Lady Xian (顯氏). She was also the mother of Emperor Yuan.