List of Famous people named Empress

Empress Wu, personal name Wu Xian(Chinese: 吳莧), formally known as Empress Mu, was an empress of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. She was the last wife and the only empress of Liu Bei, the founding emperor of Shu Han, and a younger sister of Wu Yi. Her father, whose name is not recorded in history, was a friend of Liu Yan, and followed Liu Yan to Yi Province when Liu Yan was made the governor. Because of the friendship between her father and Liu Yan, she was married to Liu Yan's son Liu Mao (劉瑁). After Liu Mao's death, she did not remarry for some time.

Sima Maoying (司馬茂英) (393?–439) was a princess of Jin Dynasty (266–420) and an empress of the Liu Song Dynasty. Her father was Emperor Gong of Jin, and her husband was Emperor Shao of Liu Song.

Yuan Qigui (袁齊媯) (405–440), formally Empress Yuan was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. Her husband was Emperor Wen.

Shen Wuhua, later dharma name Guanyin (觀音), was an empress of the Chen dynasty. Her husband was Chen Shubao, the last emperor of the dynasty.

Xu Pingjun, formally Empress Gong'ai and sometimes 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 (顯). She was also the mother of Emperor Yuan.

Empress Ashina (551–582) was an empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou. She was the daughter of Göktürk's Muqan Qaghan, and her husband was Emperor Wu.

Empress Dowager Zhang was an empress dowager of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. She was the mother of Emperor Shao and a concubine of Emperor Wu.

Jin Feishan was an empress of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu. She was the second wife of Former Shu's last emperor Wang Yan.