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Empress Shi (史皇后, personal name unknown) (fl. c. 23 CE) was anempress for a mere matter of months near the end of the briefXin dynasty.[1][2] She married emperorWang Mang in spring 23 CE, as his Xin dynasty was crumbling. Despite that, he married her as a public show of confidence. She was the daughter of one of his officials, Shi Chen (史諶).
In autumn of 23, the Xin dynasty's capitalChang'an fell, following losses to forces of agrarian rebels – theRed Eyebrows – which were capitalized upon by an army organized and led by members of the formerly-ruling Liu, who were seeking to re-establish theHan dynasty.[3] Emperor Wang Mang died in the battle for the main palace,Weiyang Palace. It is not known what happened to Empress Shi, although it is known that her father, Shi Chen, surrendered to the Han forces and was executed.
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| Preceded by | Empress of theXin dynasty 23 | Dynasty ended |
| Empress of China 23 | Succeeded by | |