Empress Taimu

Posthumous name
	Empress Taimu (太穆皇后)

Lady Dou
Lady Dou
Born	569?
Died	613?
Spouse	Li Yuan
Issue	Li Jiancheng; Li Shimin; Li Xuanba; Li Yuanji; Princess Pingyang;
Posthumous name
Posthumous name
	Empress Taimu (太穆皇后)
Father	Dou Yi
Mother	Lady Yuwen, Princess Xiangyang

Empress Taimu (Chinese: 太穆皇后; 569?–613?) was posthumously honored the first empress of the Chinese Tang dynasty. She was known as Duchess Dou or Lady Dou (竇氏) throughout her lifetime, and was the wife of Emperor Gaozu and mother of Emperor Taizong.

^ Although the birth and death year of the empress was not recorded in historical sources, it was recorded that she died at the age of 45 (by East Asian reckoning). According to Tangwen Shiyi (唐文拾遗), her death anniversary was the 21st day of the 5th lunar month. According to her biography in the Old Book of Tang, Lady Dou died soon after giving her husband the advice of gifting the stallions in his possession to Emperor Yang; this event took place during the Daye era (605-618), while Li Yuan was Taishou (太守) of Fufeng (扶风). Li Yuan's biography in Old Book of Tang mentioned that he was Taishou of Xingyang and Loufan early in the Daye era, and in 613, he became Weiwei Shaoqing (大业初，为荥阳、楼烦二郡太守，征为殿内少监。九年，迁卫尉少卿。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.01

[1] Although the birth and death year of the empress was not recorded in historical sources, it was recorded that she died at the age of 45 (by East Asian reckoning). According to Tangwen Shiyi (唐文拾遗), her death anniversary was the 21st day of the 5th lunar month. According to her biography in the Old Book of Tang, Lady Dou died soon after giving her husband the advice of gifting the stallions in his possession to Emperor Yang; this event took place during the Daye era (605-618), while Li Yuan was Taishou (太守) of Fufeng (扶风). Li Yuan's biography in Old Book of Tang mentioned that he was Taishou of Xingyang and Loufan early in the Daye era, and in 613, he became Weiwei Shaoqing (大业初，为荥阳、楼烦二郡太守，征为殿内少监。九年，迁卫尉少卿。) Jiu Tang Shu, vol.01

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