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    Lü Zhi (241–14 August 180 BC), courtesy name E'xu (娥姁) and commonly known as Empress Lü (traditional Chinese: 呂后; simplified Chinese: 吕后; pinyin: Lǚ Hòu) and formally Empress Gao of Han (漢高后; 汉高后; Hàn Gāo Hòu), was the empress consort of Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty.

  2. Oct 4, 2018 · When Gaozu became an emperor, Zhi ascended to the rank of empress. The two were quite the formidable couple and their strengths complemented each other well. Emperor Gaozu was a masterful talent scout, able to recruit, manage and utilize great generals and ministers to help him run his empire.

  3. Lü Zhi was the wife of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han dynasty, and ruled alongside him and his successors for 15 years. She was a capable administrator, but also a ruthless and vengeful woman who executed many of her enemies and rivals, including her own son and grandson.

  4. Mar 8, 2011 · Empress Lü 呂后 (died 180 BCE), also known as Empress Dowager Lü 呂太后, personal Name Lü Zhi 呂雉 or Lü Exu 呂娥姁, was the wife of Liu Bang 劉邦 (known as Emperor Gaozu, r. 202-195), the founder of the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE).

  5. May 31, 2018 · Lü was the de facto ruler of China for 15 years until her death in 180BC of natural causes. Apart from the nepotism and psychopathic viciousness with which she dealt her enemies,...

  6. Empress Lü (呂皇后, personal name unknown) (died c. 180 BCE) was an empress during the Han dynasty. [1] Lady was the daughter of Lu (呂祿), the son of Shizhi (吕雉)— the elder brother of the powerful Grand Empress Dowager Zhi, who was the true power at the time even though her grandson Emperor Houshao (Liu ...

  7. Empress Lü. Empress Lü ruled from 188 – 180 B.C.E. She was known as Empress Dowager Lü: Empress Dowager was the title generally given to the mother of a Chinese emperor. When Emperor Liu Bang died he left the throne to his son Huidi.