Empress Dugu (獨孤皇后, personal name unknown) (d. 558), formally Empress Jing (敬皇后, literally "the alert empress"), was an empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou (although during her husband Emperor Ming (Yuwen Yu)'s reign, her title was actually "princess" since he used the alternative title "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang), although he did posthumously formally confer on her the title of empress in 559 after he started using imperial title). Events By Place Byzantine Empire May 7 — In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River ( valley in the Neolithic era The Xianbei ( were a significant nomadic people residing in Manchuria and eastern Mongolia, or Xianbei Shan. The Northern Zhou Dynasty (Chinese北周 followed the Western Wei, and ruled northern China from 557 to 581. Background Yuwen Yu was born in 534 as the oldest son of the then- Northern Wei general Yuwen Tai. Tian Wang (天王 translatable as either "heavenly prince" or "heavenly king" was a Chinese regal title that was most frequently used during the Sixteen For the North American area code see Area code 559. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Bulgars and Huns
She was the oldest daughter of Dugu Xin (獨孤信), a major general under Yuwen Tai, Yuwen Yu's father and paramount general of Western Wei. Yuwen Tai (宇文泰 (507-556 nickname Heita (黑獺 formally Duke Wen of Anding (安定文公 later further posthumously honored by Northern Zhou The Western Wèi Dynasty (Chinese西魏 followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 535 to 556. It is not known when she married Yuwen Yu and became his duchess, although historical texts imply that it was after his becoming the Duke of Ningdu in 548. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Belisarius is relieved of command over the Byzantine forces in Italy and replaced by In 557, after Yuwen Tai's death, his cousin Yuwen Hu, the guardian of his younger brother and Yuwen Tai's heir Yuwen Jue forced Emperor Gong of Western Wei to yield the throne to Yuwen Jue (Emperor Xiaomin), ending Western Wei and starting Northern Zhou. Events By Place Asia The Northern Zhou Dynasty begins in northern China; its first ruler is Northern Zhou Xiao Min Di Yuwen Hu (宇文護 (515-572 Courtesy name Sabao (薩保 formally Duke Dang of Jin (晉蕩公 was a Regent of the Chinese / Background Yuwen Jue was born in 542 as the son of Yuwen Tai, then the paramount general of Western Wei, and Yuwen Tai's wife Princess Fengyi the sister of Background Yuan Kuo was born in 537 as the fourth son of Emperor Wen. A month later, Duchess Dugu's father Dugu Xin, then the Duke of Wei, was implicated in a plot to kill Yuwen Hu with another high level official, Zhao Gui (趙貴) the Duke of Chu, even though he tried to stop Zhao. Zhao was executed, while Dugu Xin was relieved of his posts and subsequently forced to commit suicide.
Later in 557, Emperor Xiaomin himself plotted against Yuwen Hu, and when Yuwen Hu discovered the plot, he deposed and killed Emperor Xiaomin and declared Yuwen Yu Heavenly Prince. In spring 558, Emperor Ming created Duchess Dugu princess. Events By Place Byzantine Empire May 7 — In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Three months later, she died. (The historian Bo Yang, because her father died at Yuwen Hu's hands, suspected her of having been murdered by Yuwen Hu, but had no solid evidence. Bo Yang ( 7 March 1920 – 29 April 2008) also sometimes called Bai Yang, was a Chinese language writer based in ) She was buried with honors due an empress, and when Emperor Ming himself died in 560, he was buried with her. Events By Place Europe Ceawlin of Wessex becomes King of Wessex (traditional date
| Preceded by Empress Yuan Humo |
Empress of Northern Zhou 558 |
Succeeded by Empress Ashina |
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