The mother or widow of an emperor, especially in a Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese empire.

Widow of a deceased king.

(29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908) a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara clan who effectively but periodically controlled the Chinese government in the late Qing dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 years, from 1861 until her death in 1908.

Yehe Nara Jingfen (28 January 1868 – 22 February 1913), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Yehe Nara clan, was the wife and empress consort of Zaitian, the Guangxu Emperor.

Zhao Ji (Ji 姬 was an ancestral name of the Zhou royal family, which later evolved to generally mean "lady" in successive eras.

Empress Xiaozhenxian (12 August 1837 – 8 April 1881), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and empress consort of Yizhu, the Xianfeng Emperor.

Lady Xiong, (Chinese:熊夫人;personal name unknown) formally Queen Dowager Xuan of Qin, also known as Mi Bazi, was the first queen dowager in Chinese history.

Lady Bian (29 January 161According to the Book of Wei by Wang Chen et al., Lady Bian was born on the jisi day of the 12th month of the 3rd year of the Yan'xi era of the reign of Emperor Huan of Han.