Xu Pingjun

Xu Pingjun
Empress of the Han dynasty
Tenure10 September 74 BC- 1 March 71 BC
PredecessorEmpress Xiaozhao
SuccessorEmpress Huo
Born89 BC
Died1 March 71 BC (aged 18)
SpouseEmperor Xuan of Han
IssueEmperor Yuan of Han
Posthumous name
Empress Gongai 恭哀皇后
FatherXu Guanghan, Marquess Dai of Pingen

Xu Pingjun (Chinese: 許平君) (89? BC – 1 March 71 BC[1]), formally Empress Gong'ai (恭哀皇后; literally, the Respectful and Lamentable Empress) and sometimes (but not at all times) Empress Xiaoxuan (孝宣皇后), was an empress of the Chinese Western Han dynasty. She was the first wife of Emperor Xuan. She was murdered by poisoning by Huo Guang's wife Xian (). She was also the mother of Emperor Yuan.

  1. ^ guihai day of the 1st month of the 3rd year of the Ben'shi era, per vol.24 of Zizhi Tongjian

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