Queen Dowager Zhao

Queen Dowager Zhao
Queen Dowager Zhao
Born	c. 280 BC
Died	228 BC (aged 51–52)
Burial	Zhiyang
Spouse	King Zhuangxiang of Qin
Issue	Qin Shi Huang

Zhao Ji (Chinese: 趙姬; lit. 'Consort Zhao';^{[n 1]} c. 280–228 BC), personal name unknown, was the wife of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and the mother of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.^[1] Upon her marriage, she was the Lady Zhao; after the king's death, she was the Queen Dowager (Chinese: 太后).

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^ Lee, Lily & al. Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E.–618 C.E., p. 251. M.E. Sharpe, 2007. ISBN 0765617501

[2] Lee, Lily & al. Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E.–618 C.E., p. 251. M.E. Sharpe, 2007. ISBN 0765617501

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