Queen Dowager Xuan

Queen Dowager Xuan (Chinese: 宣太后; 338–265 BC) was a Chinese regent. She was a girl from the royal family of the Kingdom of Chu and one of the imperial concubines (consorts but not the wife) of King Huiwen of Qin. She was the mother of King Zhaoxiang of Qin (r. 306–251 BC) and acted as his regent when he was young. She was the first woman confirmed to have acted as regent in China and the first politically influential women noted since Lady Nanzi.

Queen Dowager Xuan

Queen Dowager Xuan (Chinese: 宣太后; 338–265 BC) was a Chinese regent. She was a girl from the royal family of the Kingdom of Chu and one of the imperial concubines (consorts but not the wife) of King Huiwen of Qin. She was the mother of King Zhaoxiang of Qin (r. 306–251 BC) and acted as his regent when he was young. She was the first woman confirmed to have acted as regent in China and the first politically influential women noted since Lady Nanzi.