Empress Daoping

Empress Daoping of the Peiman clan (d.1149) was the wife of the third emperor of the Jurchen-led Chinese Jin dynasty, Emperor Xizong.

Biography Lady Peiman was the daughter of Huta of the Peiman clan. When her husband became emperor in 1135, she was promoted to imperial consort. In 1138, she was made empress, and her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all received promotions.

In 1141, the Empress received the honorific title of Empress Ci ming gong xiaoshun .

After the death of Ji'an and another son by Consort Xian, several years went by when Xizong had no male heirs. Empress Daojing also became involved in politics and exercised substantial control over the Emperor. He became increasingly frustrated and developed an alcohol dependency. Whilst drunk, Xizong could be extremely violent, and he often killed people. On the occasion of Digunai's birthday, both Emperor Xizong and the Empress gave him gifts. When the Emperor found out that the Empress had also presented gifts, he beat the messenger and took back the gifts.

In 1149, the Emperor had the Empress strangled. A month later, as her daughter conducted Buddhist rites at a temple, the Empress' son-in-law, Wogula, and Digunai stabbed Xizong to death. Husband: Emperor Xizong of Jin (28 February 1119 – 9 January 1150) Son: Wanyan Ji'an (23 March 1142 – 13 January 1143) (完顏濟安) Daughter: Princess Daiguo (代國公主) Son-in-law: Wogula (d.1150) (斡骨剌), sincised name Tang Kuobian (唐括辯)