Empress Wei Zifu

Who was Empress Wei Zifu?

Wei Zifu, posthumously known as Empress Si of Wu or Wei Si Hou, was an empress during ancient China's Han Dynasty. She was the second wife of the famous Emperor Wu and his spouse of 49 years, and stayed as his empress for 38 years, the second longest in Chinese history. She was the mother of Emperor Wu's heir apparent, Crown Prince Liu Ju, as well as the older half-sister of the famed general Wei Qing, the younger aunt of Huo Qubing, the step-aunt of Han statesman Huo Guang and the great grandmother of Liu Bingyi.