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3 unusual facts about Empress Xin


Empress Xin

When he attacked the Tang eastern capital Luoyang with Shi Chaoyi, he left her at his base Fanyang (范陽, modern Beijing), with Shi Chaoqing in charge.

Shi Siming

Empress Xin (created 759, executed 761), mother of Crown Prince Chaoqing

However, a Lady Xin, a daughter of local gentry, insisted on marrying him despite her family's opposition, and she was eventually successful in doing so.



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