consort clan

The consort clan (外戚 Pinyin: wiqī) is the family, clan or a group related to a spouse or a empress dowager of the Chinese dynastic ruler or a warlord. The leading figure of the clan was either a sibling, cousin, or parent of the consort or concubine.

Famous leading figures

Han Dynasty

Wang Mang - nephew of Empress Dowager Wang, cousin of Emperor Cheng of Han China and founder of the Xin Dynasty.
Dou Xian - brother of Empress Dowager Dou and brother-in-law of Emperor Zhang of Han China.
Liang Ji (simplified and traditional Chinese: 梁冀 ling j) - brother of Empress Dowager Liang, deposed two emperors and later killed in a coup d'etat plotted by eunuchs against him.
Dou Wu (simplified Chinese: 窦武 du wŭ) father of another Empress Dowager Dou and killed in his abortive coup d'etat against eunuchs.
He Jin - brother of Empress Dowager He and killed after his plot against eunuchs was exposed

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Consort Clan

Famous leading figures

Han Dynasty

Three Kingdoms

Jin Dynasty (265-420)

Tang Dynasty